Full Description
The Public Research University was written to help frame and stimulate debate on issues surrounding the changes underway within America's public research universities. There is currently a general consensus that most of postsecondary higher education in the United States is under financial stress. Declining public support for public subsidies to higher education and increasing public demand for other forms of public services have contributed to this stress. These declines in resources have resulted in pressures for change in both policies and services. Nowhere have these stresses been stronger than in the public research university. The focus of this study is based on the University of Minnesota, but they are clearly generalizable to most other public research universities.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Overview of a Public Research University Chapter 3 Historical Legacies and Recent Events Chapter 4 The Idea of a University Chapter 5 The University of Minnesota as a Public Good Chapter 6 Technology Transfer from the University Chapter 7 Magnet and Multiplier Effects of the University Chapter 8 The Library and its Service to Minnesota Chapter 9 Monetary Returns to Instruction Chapter 10 Non-Monetary Benefits of Undergraduate Education Chapter 11 Conclusions and Recommendations Chapter 12 Epilogue: Wither the Public Research University? Chapter 13 About the Editors Chapter 14 About the Contributors Chapter 15 Index
