On the meaning of the university
By: Eric Ashby ... [et al.] ; edited and with an introductory essay by Sterling M. McMurrin.
Contributors: Ashby, Eric, 1904-; McMurrin, Sterling M.; Gardner, David Pierpont, 1933-
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Essays upon the occasion of the inauguration of David Pierpont Gardner as tenth president of the University of Utah, November 19, 1973."
Table of contents: title: McMurrin, S. M. The philosophy of education.; title: Ashby, E. Reconciliation of tradition and modernity in universities.; title: Blanshard, B. Democracy and distinction in American education.; title: Gardner, J. W. The individual and society.; title: McConnell, T. R. Surfeit or dearth of highly educated people?; title: Rees, M. The ivory tower and the marketplace.; title: Gardner, D. P. Forces for change in American higher education.