American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges » (2nd Edition)

Philip G. Altbach is J. Donald Monan, SJ, Professor of Higher Education and director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College. Robert O. Berdahl is professor emeritus of higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park. Patricia J. Gumport is a professor at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research.

This new edition explores current issues of central importance to the academy: leadership, accountability, access, finance, technology, academic freedom, the canon, governance, and race. Chapters also deal with key constituencies -- students and faculty -- in the context of a changing academic environment.

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Comprises 17 contributions that analyze the central issues facing American colleges and universities, focusing on the complex relationships between higher education and the social and political forces that affect higher education. Specific topics include academic freedom, the states and higher education, the dilemma of presidential leadership, financing higher education, and the multicultural revolution and traditionalist revolt. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)