The Higher Education Scene in America Some Observations
The Higher Education Scene in America: Some Observations by Abraham Gitlow, published by Bloomsbury Academic on October 6, 2014, offers insights drawn from over seventy-five years of experience in academia. This 210-page book addresses various contemporary issues facing higher education in the United States, including the missions of colleges and universities, the role of for-profit institutions, and the influence of online technology.
Readers will find a thorough examination of critical topics such as the relationship between administrators and faculty, financial matters including budgets and fundraising, and the impact of Division 1 sports on academic institutions. Gitlow also discusses the importance of leadership within educational organizations and the challenges of achieving consensus in these environments. This edition provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities in higher education today, making it a valuable resource for those interested in educational policy and reform.
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Based on the authors’ experiences in academe over seventy-five years, The Higher Education Scene in America: Some Observations discusses a number of issues that confront America’s higher education scene today. Those issue embrace such problems as: (1) the missions(s) of our colleges and universities and the development of critical thinking and/or employability; (2) the role of for-profit academic institutions; (3) the impact of online technology; (4) diffusion of power and achievement of consensus between administrators and faculty; (5) the importance of financial matters, embracing budgets, fundraising, and endowments; (6) the insidious problem of conflicts of interest; (7) the scandalous impact of big-time, big-money Division 1 sports on academe; (8) the growth of non-academic functions; and (9) the importance of leadership in consensual institutions and how leaders are chosen.
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