The University: An Owner's ManualW. W. Norton & Company, 1991 - 309 עמודים Drawing on 11 years as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, Henry Rosovsky offers a wise and witty view of America's colleges and universities; how they are run and the challenges they face, with special consideration to each of their "owners"--students, faculty, alumni, trustees, and others. |
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The Concept | 11 |
Selectivity and Admission | 59 |
Making Choices | 75 |
The Purposes of Liberal Education | 99 |
One Version of Core | 113 |
Welcome to the Ancient | 131 |
Some Virtues Some Vices | 159 |
Deaning | 239 |
Seven Principles | 261 |
Omissions and Conclusions | 289 |
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