Saving alma mater

Garland, James C., 1942-

Saving alma mater a rescue plan for America's public universities / [electronic resource] : James C. Garland. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009. - xix, 268 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Where the money comes from -- Market forces in higher education -- Why public universities cannot restrain costs -- The university prime directive -- The faculty are the university -- The cargo cult college -- The blessing and curse of shared governance -- What price shared governance? -- The shape of things to come -- Leadership begins with the trustees -- The role of governing boards in the new era -- Recruiting presidential leadership -- Reforming the academic culture -- A proposal for deregulation of public universities.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Public universities and colleges--Finance.--United States


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