The pursuit of knowledge : speeches and papers of Richard C. Atkinson / Patricia A. Pelfrey, editor ; with a foreword by David S. Saxon. by Atkinson, Richard C.

Table of Contents: “…A brief history of the Atkinson presidency -- Seventeenth president -- Remarks on receiving the University of Chicago alumni medal -- The golden fleece, science education, and U.S. science policy -- Remarks on appointment as president of the University of California -- The University of California -- The future of the University of California -- The role of the president of the university -- Robert Gordon Sproul -- Tradition at the University of California -- Diversity: not there yet -- The research university and its responsibilities -- The numbers game and graduate education -- Opportunities for Chinese and American universities in the knowledge-based economy -- The globalization of the university -- Academic freedom and the research university -- A new world of scholarly communication -- Achievement versus aptitude -- Standardized tests and access to American Universities -- The California crucible -- Statement on the vote by the College Board Trustees to revise the SAT I -- College admissions and the SAT: a personal perspective -- Farewell remarks to the Board of Regents -- Regents' resolution in honor of Richard C. …”
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Designing the new American university / Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars. by Crow, Michael M., Dabars, William B.

Table of Contents: “…American Research Universities at a Fork in the Road -- The Gold Standard in American Higher Education -- The Varieties of Academic Tradition -- Discovery, Creativity, and Innovation -- Designing Knowledge Enterprises -- A Pragmatic Approach to Innovation and Sustainability -- Designing a New American University at the Frontier.…”
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Cornell : a history, 1940-2015 / Glenn C. Altschuler and Isaac Kramnick. by Altschuler, Glenn C., Kramnick, Isaac

Table of Contents: “…Building a research university -- The death of in loco parentis -- The Cold War at Cornell -- The bureaucratic university and its discontents -- Race at Cornell -- The wars at home -- The Rhodes years -- Academic identity politics -- Political engagement, divestment, and Cornell's two-China policy -- Into the twenty-first century -- The new normal in student life -- Going global.…”
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The war on learning : gaining ground in the digital university / Elizabeth Losh. by Losh, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mathews)

Table of Contents: “…What they learn in college -- The war on learning -- On camera: the baked professor makes his debut -- From reality tv to the research university -- The rhetoric of the open courseware movement -- Honor coding: plagiarism software and educational opportunism -- Toy problems: education as product -- The plays the thing: games and virtual worlds in higher education -- Gaining ground in the digital university.…”
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Medicine, science and Merck / P. Roy Vagelos, Louis Galambos. by Vagelos, P. Roy

Table of Contents: “…The French alternative -- 4. The research university, American style -- 5. Turning the corner at Merck -- 6. …”
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Closed minds? : politics and ideology in American universities / Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, A. Lee Fritschler. by Smith, Bruce L. R.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Higher education and the "culture wars" -- Emergence of the U.S. research university -- Transformations of academic culture after World War II -- Political attitudes of American professors: results of a 2007 national survey -- The politics of politics in the classroom -- Conservative activism in higher education: the Pennsylvania hearings on academic freedom -- Much ado about little: student perspectives on classroom bias -- Do universities discriminate in hiring? …”
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Building Research Capacity at Universities Insights from Post-Soviet Countries / edited by Maia Chankseliani, Igor Fedyukin, Isak Frumin.

Table of Contents: “…University Research in Armenia: The Aftermath of Independence -- 10. Defining the Research University in Azerbaijan: Imported Global Trends or Rebranded Soviet Legacy? …”
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The fifth wave : the evolution of American higher education / Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars. by Crow, Michael M., Dabars, William B.

Table of Contents: “…Toward new models for the American research university -- The emergence of the fifth wave in American higher education -- A prototype for a fifth wave knowledge enterprise -- Boutique production strategies and appropriate scale -- Some historical perspective on the fifth wave -- Toward a theoretical and conceptual framework for the fifth wave -- Designing fifth wave knowledge enterprises -- Some comparative perspective on institutional innovation -- Conclusion. …”
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Fulfilling the promise : Virginia Commonwealth University and the city of Richmond, 1968-2009 / John T. Kneebone and Eugene P. Trani. by Kneebone, John T., Trani, Eugene P.

Table of Contents: “…Edward Temple and the comprehensive university -- Edmund Ackell and the comprehensive research university -- The 1980s: Hard times, hard feelings, and conflicts with the neighbors -- Playing through the rain, 1990 -- 1992 -- Planning one university, 1993 -- 1994 -- Building one university, 1995 -- 1999 -- Virginia's university, 2000 -- 2004 -- Opportunity university, 2005 -- 2009 -- Epilogue: "Anchor Institution."…”
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Organizational assessment, restructuring, and evidence-based management. by Daugherty, Alice

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Laying the groundwork forinformation literacy at a research university; Taking librarians off the desk:one library changes its reference desk staffing model; Utilizing a time-to-shelf study to start a conversation on change; Process mapping as organizational assessmentin academic libraries; Developing an academic library assessment plan: a case study; Building holistic and agile collection development and assessment; Reflections on the value and impact of library and information services. …”
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Undisciplining knowledge : interdisciplinarity in the twentieth century / Harvey J. Graff. by Graff, Harvey J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the problem of interdisciplinarity in theory and practice over time -- Sciences of life and society in the making of the research university : genetic biology and sociology, 1890s-1920s -- Crossing and remaking boundaries : the humanities and communication, 1870s-1960s -- In search of unification for war and peace : social relations and operations research, 1930s-1960s -- Between mind and mentality : cognitive science and new histories, 1940s-1980s -- A material world and the making of lifeworlds : materials science and cultural studies, 1950s-1990s -- The past and future of interdisciplinarity : bioscience and literacy studies.…”
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Presidencies derailed : why university leaders fail and how to prevent it / Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, and E. Grady Bogue. by Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Presidential Derailments at Private Liberal Arts Institutions / Jason McNeal ; Presidential Derailments at Public Master's Level Institutions / Julie Longmire ; Presidential Derailments at Public Research Universities / Keith Carver ; Presidential Derailments at Community Colleges / Leigh Ann Touzeau ; Firsthand Experiences of Derailed Presidents -- Averting the Train Wreck. …”
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The schooled society : the educational transformation of global culture / David P. Baker. by Baker, David, 1952 January 5-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a quiet revolution -- From education revolution to the schooled society -- Constructing culture : academic intelligence, social status, and human rights -- The incredible longevity of the Western university -- Mass education and the super research university -- Constructing reality : ice cream, women's studies, and the MBA -- The educational transformation of work -- Credentialing in the schooled society -- The transformation of knowledge and truth claims -- Failure, redemption, and the construction of the self -- An educated polity : the universal solvent and the political paradox -- An educated laity : the education-religion paradox -- Conclusion : the schooled society and beyond : ubiquitous, formidable, and noisy.…”
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Reflections on the University of California : from the free speech movement to the global university / Neil J. Smelser. by Smelser, Neil J.

Table of Contents: “…Spring 1965 : an analytic and autobiographical account (2008) -- Berkeley in crisis and change (1973) -- Surprises at Berkeley : anticipating, understanding, and coping with them (2004) -- The politics of ambivalence : diversity in the research universities (1994) -- Problematics of affirmative action : a view from California (1999) -- California : a multisegment system (1993) -- Governing the University of California (1994) -- Report of the Commission on Education (1981) -- Report of the Task Force on Lower Division Education (1986) -- Intercollegiate athletics at Berkeley : a report of the Chancellor's Blue Ribbon commission on Intercollegiate Athletics (1991) -- Thanksgiving Dinner Report (1977).…”
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Higher Education and Regional Development Tales from Northern and Central Europe / edited by Rómulo Pinheiro, Mitchell Young, Karel Šima.

Table of Contents: “…Multiple Streams Running Dry: Third-Mission Policies at a Czech Research University -- Chapter 7. University Collaboration at a Cross-Road: Evolution and Tensions in Third-Mission Engagement -- Chapter 8. …”
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Universities with a Social Purpose Intentions, Achievements and Challenges / by Kerry Shephard, V. Santhakumar. by Shephard, Kerry, Santhakumar, V.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Prologue: social purpose, challenges to achievement, the possibility of universities with specific social purposes and a response -- Chapter 1 Universities and Social Purpose: setting the scene for a conversation on social purpose -- Chapter 2 Participation, social mobility and social purpose -- Chapter 3 Teaching in Universities and Specific Social Purposes -- Chapter 4 Research and social purpose -- Chapter 5 Community engagement and social purpose -- Chapter 6 Competitive individualism, intellectual independence and imagining some alternatives and consequences -- Chapter 7 Governance of universities' social purposes and monitoring, measuring, evaluating or researching universities' progress -- Epilogue.…”
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Student Wellbeing by Ashton, Julian

Table of Contents: “…The experience of a research university -- Student drinking: is change possible? …”
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The great American university : its rise to preeminence, its indispensable national role, why it must be protected / Jonathan R. Cole. by Cole, Jonathan R.

Table of Contents: “…Top-ranked American research universities -- Appendix B. An online source of information about university discoveries.…”
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Learning to be Latino : how colleges shape identity politics / Daisy Verduzco Reyes. by Reyes, Daisy Verduzco, 1983-

Table of Contents: “…The Communal Bubble at Liberal Arts College; 3. Conflict at Research University; 4. Coexisting at Regional Public University; Part Two: Student Interactions and Meaning-Making; 5. …”
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Public No More : a New Path to Excellence for America's Public Universities. by Policano, Andrew J., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Challenges Facing Public Research Universities; Part II : Practices, Procedures, and Strategies; 3. …”
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