Re-Envisioning the Public Research University (eBook, ePUB)

Navigating Competing Demands in an Era of Rapid Change
Redaktion: Furco, Andrew; Kent, Kateryna; Jones, Robert J.; Bruininks, Robert H.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the numerous and competing demands that face America's public research universities and considers how institutions and their leaders can best navigate this challenge to ensure longevity, relevance, and success on the local, national, and global stage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351616317
• Artikelnr.: 63045868

Autorenporträt

Andrew Furco is Associate Vice President for Public Engagement and Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Organizational Leadership Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota, USA. Robert H. Bruininks is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, USA. Robert J. Jones is Chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Kateryna Kent is Assistant Director of Public Engagement Research and Assessment in the Office for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1: The Multiversity Revisited: The Quest for Institutional Identity in an
Era of Rapid Change
Andrew Furco and Kateryna Kent
2: Addressing the Gathering Storm of External Forces
Erin Konkle, Jayne K. Sommers, Robert H. Bruininks, and Jim Thorp
3: The Nature of Innovation and Change at Public Research Universities
Erin Konkle, Jayne K. Sommers, Nichole Sorenson, and David J. Weerts
4: The Impact of Technology: Cause and Consequence
Ann Hill Duin, Bruce Maas, and Bradley Wheeler
5: Public Research Universities as Engines for Economic Development and
Innovation
Hiram Fitzgerald, Laurie Van Egeren, and Burton Bargerstock
6: The Iron Triangle Revisited: Re-Envisioning Public Research University
Financing
David J. Weerts and Nichole Sorenson
7: Knowledge Without Boundaries Revisited: Beyond the Walls of Academia:
The Role of Engagement
Mary L. Walshok, Lorilee R. Sandmann, and John Saltmarsh
8: Interdisciplinarity and the American Public Research UniversityKarri
Holley and Karen Brown
9: Public Research Universities in the Metro Nation
Nancy L. Zimpher, Wim Wiewel, and Robert J. Jones
10: Diversity: An Investment in Democracy and Academic Excellence
Heidi Lasley Barajas and Caryn McTighe Musil
11: Competition and Ranking: A Comparative and International Perspective
John V. Lombardi and Diane D. Craig
12: Epilogue: Creating a New Kind of Public Research University
Kateryna Kent and Andrew Furco