The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It...
ISBN: 9781610390972 | 1610390970
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date: 4/10/2012
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Although America's universities have become the envy of the world for their creative energy and their production of transformative knowledge, few understand how and why they have become preeminent. This groundbreaking book traces the origins and the evolution of our great universities. It shows how they grew out of sleepy colleges at the turn of the twentieth century into powerful institutions that continue to generate new industries and advance our standard of living. Far from inevitable, this transformation was enabled by a highly competitive... MORE
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Rise to Preeminence | p. 9 |
| The Idea of a University | p. 11 |
| Coming of Age in Tumultuous Times | p. 45 |
| The Path to Greatness | p. 75 |
| Building Steeples of Excellence | p. 109 |
| In Search of a Golden Age | p. 145 |
| Growing Pains | p. 175 |
| Discoveries That Alter Our Lives | p. 191 |
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