Lobbying for Higher Education: History, Representation, Ethics

by Constance Ewing Cook

Book Overview

Historically, many faculty and administrators in higher education have regarded themselves as above the fray--part of the national interest, not a special interest--and considered lobbying a dirty business unworthy of their lofty enterprise. Now that academia no longer enjoys all the respect and good will that federal policy makers once afforded it, that attitude has changed. The Republican sweep of the 1994 Congressional elections served as a wake-up...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826513174
• ISBN13: 9780826513175
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"