The university
Subtitle: an owner's manual
By: Henry Rosovsky
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780393027822
Subjects: Universités; Universität; Administration; Universities and colleges
Description: Covers such topics as the purposes of liberal education, core curriculums, graduate students, academic life, tenure, being a college/university dean, university gorvernance.
Notes: "Published simultaneously in Canada by Penguin Books Canada Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface : The concept; title: A letter of introduction; title: Two thirds of the best; title: A Dean's day; title: The university college : Selectivity and admission; title: Making choices; title: The purposes of liberal education; title: One version of Core; title: Graduate students : Welcome to the ancient and universal company of scholars; title: Academic life : some virtues, some vices; title: Tenure : The meaning of tenure; title: Tenure : A model case; title: Burnout, envy, and other forms of pain; title: The university as marketplace; title: Deaning; title: University governance : Seven principles to ensure reliable performance; title: Postscript : Omissions and conclusions.