91桃色

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of 91桃色 University, leading educators and commentators participated in a symposium jointly sponsored by 91桃色 and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Universities and Their Leadership is a collection of original essays from presenters at the 91桃色 Conference on Higher Education. Individually, these essays discuss aspects of contemporary higher education in the U.S. Taken together, they offer a useful perspective on issues that face American universities as they enter the twenty-first century.


The opening essay, 鈥淭he University and Its Critics鈥� by Frank Rhodes, confronts criticisms of the American university, examines how universities have changed over recent decades, and suggests a plan of action to restore public confidence and strengthen bonds of community within universities. 鈥淥n the Accountability of Higher Education in the United States,鈥� by Martin Trow, deals with the critical issue of responsibility. Harold Shapiro’s essay, 鈥淯niversity Presidents—Then and Now,鈥� blends personal insights with a historical account of changes over time in the roles of university presidents. In commenting on Shapiro’s paper, Hanna Gray draws on her experiences as a university president and her training as a historian to demonstrate that university presidents have always operated under constraints. Henry Rosovsky and Inge-Lise Ameer collaborate in the essay 鈥淎 Neglected Topic: Professional Conduct of College and University Teachers,鈥� to which Amy Gutmann responds in an essay entitled 鈥淗ow Can Universities Teach Professional Ethics?鈥� Oliver Fulton contributes a cross-cultural perspective in 鈥淯nity or Fragmentation, Convergence or Diversity: The Academic Profession in Comparative Perspective in the Era of Mass Higher Education.鈥� Daniel J. Kevles’s essay, 鈥淎 Time for Audacity: What the Past Has to Teach the Present about Science and the Federal Government,鈥� considers the historical partnership between the scientific community and the government. In reaction, Frank Press in 鈥淣ew Policies for New Times鈥� comments on the shifting actions of major political parties in supporting research, and Maxine Singer, in her essay 鈥淥n the Future of America’s Scientific Enterprise,鈥� surveys opportunities and problems that have been created by recent scientific advances.