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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James J. Duderstadt (President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan) , Farris W. WomackPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780801880629ISBN 10: 0801880629 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 22 November 2004 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. A New Century 2. The Public University 3. Responding to the Changing Needs of Society 4. Technology 5. Market Forces 6. Financing the Public University 7. University Leadership 8. Governance 9. University Transformation 10. The Future Notes IndexReviewsDuderstadt and Womack, with insight acquired and honed in the trenches and on the battlements of one of the nation's foremost public universities, are pragmatic in addressing the challenges now facing the public universities - access and cost, new technology, market forces, financing, leadership, governance, etc. - and visionary in spelling out the opportunities that beckon. - Nils Hasselmo, President, Association of American Universities Duderstadt and Womack paint a picture of the present and allow us to glimpse, along with them, a future, seen through the proverbial glass, darkly. -- Tom Abeles On the Horizon The university is about ideas-incubating a few self-reflective new ones about its own role and function has to be helpful. -- Theodora J. Kalikow Connection They have certainly done the public university, and not only in the USA, a considerable service by mapping out the problem with such clarity and authority. -- Roger Brown Studies in Higher Education 2004 Author InformationJames J. Duderstadt is president emeritus and university professor of science and engineering at the University of Michigan. Farris W. Womack served as the chief financial officer at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina. He also served as the chief financial officer of the State of Arkansas and the State of North Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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