{"product_id":"9781610392662","title":"Toward a More Perfect University","description":"Education has been disrupted dramatically by culture, technology and economics. The only certainty about the universities of the future is that they will not thrive if left unchanged. Jonathan Cole, John Mitchell Mason Professor at Columbia University, and its former provost, is one of the country's leading academic researchers into higher education. A fierce champion of the merits and benefits of the great American research university, Cole identifies the potential fault-lines that threaten the future of universities and the strategic changes that successful colleges will have to make in order to preserve their intellectual relevance, economic viability and social mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn turn he examines:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdmissions policies;\u003cbr\u003eExaminations;\u003cbr\u003eCost;\u003cbr\u003eUndergraduate education;\u003cbr\u003eThe role of the humanities\u003cbr\u003eThe place for professional schools;\u003cbr\u003eResearch campuses of the future;\u003cbr\u003eSports;\u003cbr\u003eLeadership and governance;\u003cbr\u003eThe intellectual and legal threats to academic freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing his deep knowledge of the history and traditions that underpin US higher education, Cole separates the essential from the fashionable. Higher education is a vital national resource, and an economic proving ground. It is the bedrock of American business and society and it must adapt in order to remain globally competitive and intellectually valuable. The culture of the great American universities reflects the moral and social foundations of the republic itself: they are a litmus test of values and philosophies, and their future affects everyone.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134089380080,"sku":"9781610392662","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610392662_p0.jpg?v=1763839253","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610392662","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}