American higher education : issues and institutions

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American higher education : issues and institutions

John R. Thelin

(Core concepts in the history of higher education / Marybeth Gasman and Edward P. St. John, series editors)

Routledge, 2023

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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* Authored by well-known scholar, leader, and author in the field * New end-of-chapter questions for discussion encourage student interactivity * This volume tackles topics that are pervasive but often overlooked or misunderstood in the field, including intercollegiate athletics, fund raising and philanthropy, and budgeting * Each chapter includes sections on Issues, Characters and Constituents, Complexities and Conflicts, Connections with Diversity and Social Justice, and Additional Readings

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Higher Education Inside and Out 2. Bricks and Mortar: Redesigning the American Campus 3. Admissions and Attrition: Enrollment Management 4. Teaching and Learning 5. Students and Student Life 6. Faculty and the Academic Profession 7. Governance and Organization: Structures and Cultures 8. Fiscal Fitness: Budgets and Finances 9. Intercollegiate Athletics: Higher Education's Peculiar Institution 10. Public Policies: The Campus and Federal, State, and Local Governments 11. Fund-Raising and Philanthropy: The Nonprofit Sector 12. Research and Development: The Enterprising Campus 13. Colleges and Consumerism: Cost and Price of Higher Education 14. Innovations and Internationalizations in American Higher Education 15. Beyond Business as Usual: Continuity and Change 16. Crises and Credibility: American Higher Education Reconsidered

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