A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society

by Harold T. Shapiro

Book Overview

Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This thought-provoking book by Harold Shapiro, former president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan, and Chairman of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission under President...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691123632
• ISBN13: 9780691123639
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"