Crow, Michael M. creator Dabars, William B. text bibliography mdu Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins University Press [2015] 2015 monographic eng Eng

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xiii, 344 p.: ill. ; 24 cm "In this book, Michael Crow will ignite a national discussion on what the new American research university should look like. This new model is one that embraces students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities while giving elite public schools a run for their research money. Crow proposed his idea--one that would fundamentally redesign the public research university--ten years ago when he became president of Arizona State University and now he has a decade of experience to support his plan. Designing the New American University offers a comprehensive critique of the contemporary American research university and spells out how these critically important institutions can reinvent themselves. The manuscript recommends measures to foster institutional evolution across various interrelated dimensions, represented by the model of the New American University--an egalitarian institution committed to academic excellence, inclusiveness to a broad demographic, and maximum societal impact. The model is evolutionary and dynamic and its "design aspirations" are interrelated and interdependent. The manuscript thus introduces readers to the imperative significance of institutional design, which is not merely adventitious to knowledge enterprises"-- Introduction : solving for X with U -- 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 -- Conclusion : toward more new American universities. Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars. Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-327) and index. n-us--- Education, Higher United States Universities and colleges United States Educación superior Estados Unidos Universidades Estados Unidos LA 226 C953d 2015 378.73 9781421417233 (hardback : acid-free paper) 1421417235 (hardcover) 2014036878 DLC 141121 20230410123918.0 124677 eng