Re-Envisioning the Public Research University: Navigating Competing Demands in an Era of Rapid Change [Paperback]

This volume explores the numerous and competing demands that face Americas public research universities and considers how institutions and their leaders can best navigate this challenge to ensure longevity, relevance, and success on the local, national, and global stage.

1: The Multiversity Revisited: The Quest for Institutional Identity in an Era of Rapid Change
Andrew Furco and Kateryna Kent

2: Addressing the Gathering Storm of External Forces
Erin Konkle, Jayne K. Sommers, Robert H. Bruininks, and Jim Thorp

3: The Nature of Innovation and Change at Public Research Universities
Erin Konkle, Jayne K. Sommers, Nichole Sorenson, and David J. Weerts

4: The Impact of Technology: Cause and Consequence
Ann Hill Duin, Bruce Maas, and Bradley Wheeler

5: Public Research Universities as Engines for Economic Development and Innovation
Hiram Fitzgerald, Laurie Van Egeren, and Burton Bargerstock

6: The Iron Triangle Revisited: Re-Envisioning Public Research University Financing
David J. Weerts and Nichole Sorenson

7: Knowledge Without Boundaries Revisited: Beyond the Walls of Academia: The Role of Engagement
Mary L. Walshok, Lorilee R. Sandmann, and John Saltmarsh

8: Interdisciplinarity and the American Public Research University
Karri Holley and Karen Brown

9: Public Research Universities in the Metro Nation
Nancy L. Zimpher, Wim Wiewel, and Robert J. Jones

10: Diversity: An Investment in Democracy and Academic lÃ%