Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In Zemsky's blunt and accessible new book, he delivers a refreshing vision and outline for reforming American higher education that is neither starry-eyed nor hopeless, and thankfully free of neo-inspirational screed, flowery rhetoric, or a call-to-arms ending. His diagnosis of and solutions to escalating costs, improving scholarship, and raising completion rates are thought-provoking, and he cites many real-life innovations."
* Publishers Weekly *
"This book is a call to arms—a compelling and challenging synthesis of the experiences, analysis, and wisdom of a leader in higher education policy." -- James J. Duderstadt * University of Michigan *
"This book is a breakthrough contribution. Zemsky tells us to stop making the same old, unproductive arguments yet again, and to take a set of actions which, in combination, will help us create a new, effective, and sustainable future for higher education." -- Richard A. Detweiler * President, Great Lakes Colleges Association *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Trapped in an Ecclesiastes Moment
2. A Faculty Encamped Just North of Armageddon
3. A Federalized Market with Little Incentive to Change
4. A Regulatory Quagmire
5. A Troublesome Fractiousness
6. A Disruptive Lexicon
7. A Different Footprint
8. A Liberal Arts Conundrum
9. A New Peace Treaty
10. A Stronger Faculty Voice
11. A Competent Curriculum
12. A Federal Commitment to Fix, Fund, and Facilitate
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