Remaking the American University: Market-Smart and Mission-Centered

摘要: At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today, colleges are less places public purpose than agencies personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides penetrating analysis ways market forces have shaped distorted behaviors, purposes, ultimately missions over past half-century. The authors describe how competitive preoccupation with published rankings markets has spawned an admissions arms race that drains institutional resources energies. Equally revealing their depictions faculty distance themselves from universities, resulting in increase number administrators contributes substantially to costs. Other chapters focus on impact intercollegiate athletics educational mission, even among selective institutions; unforeseen result higher education's "outsourcing" substantial share scholarly publication function for-profit interests; consequences today's overzealous investments e-learning. These trends raise central question: Can today still choose be purpose? In answers they provide, both sobering enlightening, underscore consistent powerful lesson--academic institutions cannot ignore workings markets. challenge ahead is learn better use those for greater good. Robert Zemsky longtime professor at Pennsylvania where he currently serves as chair Learning Alliance. He served Penn's chief planning officer, master Hill College House, founding director Institute Research Higher Education, codirector federal government's National Center Educational Quality Workforce. Gregory R. Wegner program development Great Lakes Colleges Association. was first only managing editor Policy Perspectives. William F. Massy president Jackson Hole Education Group, Inc., emeritus education business administration Stanford University. 1970s 1980s held senior administrative positions University, pioneered financial management tools become standards education.