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In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure
outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat.
But if we scale back support for these institutions, we also cut
off a key source of value creation in our economy and society.
Research Universities and the Public Good offers a unique view of
how universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are
important. Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or
"disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research
universities are valuable gems that deserve support. While they are
complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they
simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for
regional and national communities, and hubs that connect disparate
parts of society. These distinctive features allow them, more than
any other institution, to innovate in response to new problems and
opportunities. Presenting numerous case studies that show how
research universities play these three roles and why they matter,
this book offers a fresh and stirring defense of the research
university.
In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure
outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat.
But if we scale back support for these institutions, we also cut
off a key source of value creation in our economy and society.
Research Universities and the Public Good offers a unique view of
how universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are
important. Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or
"disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research
universities are valuable gems that deserve support. While they are
complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they
simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for
regional and national communities, and hubs that connect disparate
parts of society. These distinctive features allow them, more than
any other institution, to innovate in response to new problems and
opportunities. Presenting numerous case studies that show how
research universities play these three roles and why they matter,
this book offers a fresh and stirring defense of the research
university.
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