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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The major essays are thought-provoking and quite informative, as they capture current thinking on significant issues within universities today. . . . A very useful resource. . . By distinguished and lively contributors."
—H. Keith H. Brodie, M.D., President Emeritus, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsPreface vii Contributors xi THE UNIVERSITY OVERALL The University and Its Critics, Frank H. T. Rhodes 3 On the Accountability of Higher Education in the United States, Martin Trow 15 THE PRESIDENCY University Presidents - Then and Now, Harold T. Shapiro 65 On the History of Giants, Hanna H. Gray 101 THE FACULTY A Neglected Topic: Professional Conduct of College and University Teachers, Henry Rosovsky with Inge-Lise Ameer 119 How Can Universities Teach Professional Ethics? Amy Gutmann 157 Unity or Fragmentation, Convergence or Diversity: The Academic Profession in Comparative Perspectice in the Era of Mass Higher Education, Oliver Fulton 173 THE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT OF SCIENCE A Time for Audacity: What the Past Has to Teach the Present about Science and the Federal Government, Daniel J. Kevles 199 New Policies for New Times, Frank Press 241 On the Future of America's Scientific Enterprise, Maxine Singer 251 Index 259
