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Higher Education in America is a landmark work--a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the current condition of our colleges and universities from former Harvard president Derek Bok, one of the nation's most respected education experts. Sweepingly ambitious in scope, this is a deeply informed and balanced assessment of the many strengths as

Author Biography:

Derek Bok is the 300th Anniversary University Research Professor at Harvard University. He served as the twenty-fifth president of Harvard from 1971 to 1991, and he served again as interim president from 2006 to 2007. His many books include Our Underachieving Colleges, Universities in the Marketplace, and the acclaimed best seller The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (all Princeton).
Release date Australia
March 22nd, 2015
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Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition
Revised edition
Illustrations
5 tables.
Pages
496
Dimensions
152x229x28
ISBN-13
9780691165585
Product ID
22969550

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