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Henry Rosovsky
The University: An Owner’s Manual [EPUB ebook]

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‘Superb. . . . Rosovsky has written an important book—probing, wise, shrewd, fair. . . . Deserves to be widely read.’ —James O. Freeman, Washington Post

A view of America’s colleges and universities and how they are run, the challenges they face and the issues that affect their ‘owners’ – students, faculty, alumni, trustees and others. Among the issues covered are tenure, the admission process in elite institutions and curriculum.

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Henry Rosovsky is an economic historian, specializing in East Asia, and Harvard University administrator.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 312 ● ISBN 9780393248593 ● File size 0.8 MB ● Publisher W. W. Norton & Company ● Country US ● Published 1990 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7468323 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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