Description
A view of America's colleges and universities and how they are run, the challenges they face and the issues that affect their "owners" - students, faculty, alumni, trustees and others. Among the issues covered are tenure, the admission process in elite institutions and curriculum.
About the Author
Henry Rosovsky is an economic historian, specializing in East Asia, and Harvard University administrator.
Reviews
"An extraoridnary gift for discerning major issues. . . . Mr. Rosovsky tackles the big public issues about postsecondary education today-curriculum and the dread canonicity, tenure with its potential stagnation, research versus teaching, the admissions process in elite institutions-in set pieces that are unfailingly informative." -- Linda Bradley Salamon - New York Times Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780393307832
Author Henry Rosovsky
Format Paperback
Page Count 310
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 357g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 20mm
About the Author
Henry Rosovsky is an economic historian, specializing in East Asia, and Harvard University administrator.
Reviews
"An extraoridnary gift for discerning major issues. . . . Mr. Rosovsky tackles the big public issues about postsecondary education today-curriculum and the dread canonicity, tenure with its potential stagnation, research versus teaching, the admissions process in elite institutions-in set pieces that are unfailingly informative." -- Linda Bradley Salamon - New York Times Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780393307832
Author Henry Rosovsky
Format Paperback
Page Count 310
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 357g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 20mm
