Overview
Jonathan R. Cole, former provost and current University Professor at Columbia University, addresses some of the biggest challenges facing the modern American university:
• developing effective admission policies,
• creating the most meaningful examinations,
• dealing with rising costs,
• making undergraduate education central to the university’s mission,
• exploring the role of the humanities,
• facilitating new discoveries and innovation,
• determining the place for professional schools,
• developing the research campuses of the future,
• assessing the role of sports,
• designing leadership and governance,
• and combating intellectual and legal threats to academic freedom.
This book title, Toward a More Perfect University, ISBN: 9781610392655, by Jonathan R Cole, published by PublicAffairs (January 26, 2016) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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