How Universities Work

Name: How Universities Work
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ISBN: 9781421411224

ISBN-10: 1421411229

ISBN-13: 9781421411224

Edition: 2013

Authors: John V. Lombardi

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Witty and insightful, How Universities Work is destined to be an essential handbook for anyone working or hoping to work in a university. John V. Lombardi gives readers an insider’s view of the American academy, introducing them to the structure, logic, dynamics, and operational styles of both public and private institutions of higher education. Lombardi defines and describes all the bits and pieces that compose a university with remarkable economy—from budgeting systems to tenure, from the library to the athletic field. Although focused on research universities, much of the discussion applies to other types of post-secondary institutions. Ideal for students, this book will form a solid…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.95" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Quality Engines



Management



Critics



Characteristics



Teaching



Research



Faculty



Finance



Budgets



Measurement



Quality



Managing Improvement



Support Services and Special Units



Regulation and Governance



Disruptive Change



People


Additional Reading: A Sampler


Index