William G. Bowen is president emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University.
Matthew M. Chingos is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a research associate at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Michael S. Mc Pherson is president of the Spencer Foundation and former president of Macalester College.
20 Ebooks von William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen & Matthew M. Chingos: Crossing the Finish Line
Why so many of America’s public university students are not graduating—and what to do about it The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the coun …
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William G. Bowen: Lessons Learned
An insider’s account of higher education from a legendary university leader Lessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president’s office, providing a unique set of reflections on t …
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€23.99
Taylor Walsh: Unlocking the Gates
How elite universities are entering the world of online education Over the past decade, a small revolution has taken place at some of the world’s leading universities, as they have started to provide …
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€31.99
James L. Shulman & William G. Bowen: The Game of Life
The President of Williams College faces a firestorm for not allowing the women’s lacrosse team to postpone exams to attend the playoffs. The University of Michigan loses $2.8 million on athletics des …
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€64.99
William G. Bowen & Sarah A. Levin: Reclaiming the Game
In Reclaiming the Game, William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students. In a field overwhelmed by relian …
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William G. Bowen: Ever the Teacher
In one of his commencement talks as President of Princeton University, William G. Bowen called upon the assembled graduates to find ways, in their lives, to blend ‚the powers of the mind and the prom …
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€119.99
William G. Bowen & Julie Ann Sosa: Prospects for Faculty in the Arts and Sciences
This thought-provoking study of academic job markets over the next quarter century uses rigorous analysis to project substantial excess demand for faculty starting in the 1997-2002 period. Particular …
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€46.99
William G. Bowen & Neil L. Rudenstine: In Pursuit of the PhD
What percentage of graduate students entering Ph D programs in the arts and sciences at leading universities actually complete their studies? How do completion rates vary by field of study, scale of …
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€87.99
Alvin B. Kernan: What’s Happened to the Humanities?
This volume of specially commissioned original essays presents the thoughts of some of the most distinguished commentators within the American academy on the fundamental changes that have taken place …
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€52.99
William G. Bowen & Eugene M. Tobin: Locus of Authority
Why colleges and universities should change their governance systems—and what could happen if they don’t Do higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Locus o …
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€28.99
William G. Bowen: Higher Education in the Digital Age
How online learning could help control the exploding cost of higher education Two of the most visible and important trends in higher education today are its exploding costs and the rapid expansion of …
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€17.99
William G. Bowen & T. Aldrich Finegan: The Economics of Labor Force Participation
This comprehensive and detailed analysis of the factors that determine who is in the labor force in the United States is equally interesting for the light it sheds on what people are not working or s …
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€164.99
William G. Bowen & Harold T. Shapiro: Universities and Their Leadership
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University, leading educators and commentators participated in a symposium jointly sponsored by Princeton and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Un …
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€44.99
William G. Bowen & Michael McPherson: Lesson Plan
Why and how American colleges and universities need to change in order to meet the nation’s pressing needs American higher education faces some serious problems—but they are not the ones most people …
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€23.99
William G. Bowen: Ever the Leader
Ever the Leader gathers together selected speeches and writings from one of the great scholars and commentators of higher education. William G. Bowen’s career at Princeton University—from economics p …
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William G. Bowen: The Board Book: An Insider’s Guide for Directors and Trustees
‚By far the best book on corporate and institutional governance.‘ —Nicholas Katzenbach, former attorney general of the United States In his new foreword to The Board Book, former Mellon Foundation an …
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€16.99
Derek Bok & William G. Bowen: Shape of the River
The landmark New York Times bestseller that demonstrates the benefits of race-conscious admissions in higher education First published in 1998, William Bowen and Derek Bok’s The Shape of the River be …
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Jon H. Roberts & James Turner: The Sacred and the Secular University
American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. During this period, U.S. colleges underwent fundamental changes–changes that helped to cr …
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€97.99
Alice W. Brown: Cautionary Tales
Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small libe …
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€45.88
Alice W. Brown: Cautionary Tales
Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small libe …
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€46.18
