University, Inc The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education

Name: University, Inc The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education
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ISBN: 9780465090525

ISBN-10: 0465090524

ISBN-13: 9780465090525

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jennifer Washburn

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University Inc. exposes for the first time the toxic mix of science and profit that is destroying the historic independence of American universities and reveals how commercial conflicts have led to compromised research, a loss of scholarly independence, the downsizing of teaching, and the erosion of the humanities. Drawing on extensive interviews and original research, investigative reporter Jennifer Washburn offers a rigorous and important analysis of the deteriorating state of our higher education system today. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 8/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.836



Introduction



A New Kind of Uprising at Berkeley



The Lessons of History



The Birth of the Market-Model U.



The Republic of Science in Turmoil



Are Conflicts of Interest Hazardous to Our Health?



The University as Business



Dreaming of Silicon Valley



Paying More for Less: The Commercial Squeeze on Teaching & the Humanities



The Path Forward: Preserving the Public Domain


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index