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Two Cheers for Higher Education - Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever-and How to Meet the Challenges They Face (Paperback)
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Two Cheers for Higher Education - Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever-and How to Meet the Challenges They Face (Paperback)
Series: The William G. Bowen Series
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A leading expert challenges the prevailing gloomy outlook on higher
education with solid evidence of its successes Crushing student
debt, rapidly eroding state funding, faculty embroiled in speech
controversies, a higher-education market disrupted by online
competition-today's headlines suggest that universities' power to
advance knowledge and shape American society is rapidly declining.
But Steven Brint, a renowned analyst of academic institutions, has
tracked numerous trends demonstrating their vitality. After a
recent period that witnessed soaring student enrollment and ample
research funding, universities, he argues, are in a better position
than ever before. Focusing on the years 1980-2015, Brint details
the trajectory of American universities, which was influenced by
evolving standards of disciplinary professionalism, market-driven
partnerships (especially with scientific and technological
innovators outside the academy), and the goal of social inclusion.
Conflicts arose: academic entrepreneurs, for example, flouted their
campus responsibilities, and departments faced backlash over the
hiring of scholars with nontraditional research agendas.
Nevertheless, educators' commitments to technological innovation
and social diversity prevailed and created a new dynamism. Brint
documents these successes along with the challenges that result
from rapid change. Today, knowledge-driven industries generate
almost half of U.S. GDP, but divisions by educational level split
the American political order. Students flock increasingly to fields
connected to the power centers of American life and steer away from
the liberal arts. And opportunities for economic mobility are
expanding even as academic expectations decline. In describing how
universities can meet such challenges head on, especially in
improving classroom learning, Brint offers not only a clear-eyed
perspective on the current state of American higher education but
also a pragmatically optimistic vision for the future.
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