The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the MarketISBN: 978-0-7879-6972-1
Hardcover
304 pages
September 2004, Jossey-Bass
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--James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus, University Professor of Science and Engineering, the University of Michigan
“Books about the competitive, market-oriented nature of
contemporary higher education are becoming common enough to
constitute a new genre in both the scholarly and the popular
literature on the topic. But this book is different and much richer
than most. The authors begin with an analysis of the higher
education market and of the perils of ignoring it. But they do not
stop there. They caution us that the transition to a
market-oriented system is inevitable. However, the current
drift toward a market-oriented system, they argue, is
dangerous for higher education itself and for the larger society.
Instead of ignoring the market, higher education leaders need to
work with political leaders to fashion a more thoughtful, workable
market.”
--Clara M. Lovett, president, American Association for Higher
Education
“Frank Newman and colleagues have done it again. Thirty
years ago, he was the visionary who foretold the coming
transformation of higher education and its policy implications via
the now classic federal Newman Commission report. In this volume,
he describes the profound changes the years ahead will bring to
postsecondary education and the ways colleges and universities need
to respond. This fresh and compelling volume is essential reading,
a survival guide for all who work in higher education or care about
its future.”
--Arthur Levine, president, Teachers College, Columbia
University