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"Reconstructing the University is one of the most interesting books
on changes in higher education that I have come across. By sampling
university course catalogues from countries in Europe and the
Americas to those in the Middle and Far East, Africa and Oceania,
Frank and Gabler are able to map broad convergences in the fate of
the humanities, social sciences and sciences over the course of the
20th century. The changes they demonstrate--especially, the
phenomenal rise of the social sciences--suggest that it is more
than plausible to think of universities as constituents of a
worldwide republic of learning."--Gerhard Casper, President
Emeritus, Stanford University
How the university went global and became the heart of the information age The university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through higher education, access universal truths and apply them in the name of progress. This book traces the university's rise over the past hundred years to become the cultural linchpin of contemporary society, revealing how the so-called ivory tower has become profoundly interlinked with almost every area of human endeavor. David John Frank and John Meyer describe how, as the university expanded, student and faculty bodies became larger, more diverse, and more empowered to turn knowledge into action. Their contributions to society underscored the public importance of scholarship, and as the cultural authority of universities grew they increased the scope of their research and teaching interests. As a result, the university has become the bedrock of today's information-based society, an institution that is now implicated in the solution to every conceivable problem. But, as Frank and Meyer also show, the conditions that helped spur the university's recent ascendance are not immutable: eruptions of nationalism, authoritarianism, and illiberalism undercut the university's universalistic and rationalistic premises, and may threaten the centrality of the university itself.
"Reconstructing the University is one of the most interesting books
on changes in higher education that I have come across. By sampling
university course catalogues from countries in Europe and the
Americas to those in the Middle and Far East, Africa and Oceania,
Frank and Gabler are able to map broad convergences in the fate of
the humanities, social sciences and sciences over the course of the
20th century. The changes they demonstrate--especially, the
phenomenal rise of the social sciences--suggest that it is more
than plausible to think of universities as constituents of a
worldwide republic of learning."--Gerhard Casper, President
Emeritus, Stanford University
How the university went global and became the heart of the information age The university is experiencing an unprecedented level of success today, as more universities in more countries educate more students in more fields. At the same time, the university has become central to a knowledge society based on the belief that everyone can, through higher education, access universal truths and apply them in the name of progress. This book traces the university's rise over the past hundred years to become the cultural linchpin of contemporary society, revealing how the so-called ivory tower has become profoundly interlinked with almost every area of human endeavor. David John Frank and John Meyer describe how, as the university expanded, student and faculty bodies became larger, more diverse, and more empowered to turn knowledge into action. Their contributions to society underscored the public importance of scholarship, and as the cultural authority of universities grew they increased the scope of their research and teaching interests. As a result, the university has become the bedrock of today's information-based society, an institution that is now implicated in the solution to every conceivable problem. But, as Frank and Meyer also show, the conditions that helped spur the university's recent ascendance are not immutable: eruptions of nationalism, authoritarianism, and illiberalism undercut the university's universalistic and rationalistic premises, and may threaten the centrality of the university itself.
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