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008			090731s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
035			_a15844737
010			_a 2009030874
020			_a9781586484088 (alk. paper)
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050	1	4	_aLA 227.4 _bC689t 2009
082	0	0	_a378.73
100	1		_aCole, Jonathan R.
245	1	4	_aThe great American university : _bits rise to preeminence, its indispensable national role, and why it must be protected / _cJonathan R. Cole.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPublicAffairs, _cc2009.
300			_axii, 616 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 521-580) and index.
505	0		_aThe rise to preeminence. The idea of a university ; Coming of age in tumultuous times ; The path to greatness ; Building steeples of excellence ; In search of a golden age ; Growing pains -- Discoveries that alter our lives. Finding a smoother pebble : a national system of innovation ; It began with a fly : genetics, genomics, and medical research ; buckyballs, bar codes, and GPS : our origins, our planet, our security and safety ; Nosce te ipsum : culture, society, and values -- Facing challenges and looking forward. Academic freedom and free inquiry ; The enemy is us ; "Political" science ; Trouble in paradise? -- Appendix . Top-ranked American research universities -- Appendix B. An online source of information about university discoveries.
520			_a"Americans and people throughout the world have become increasingly dependent on America's great research universities. Yet few of us truly understand to what we owe this extraordinary excellence or what we must do to keep it." "From the development of technologies like the laser, the global positioning system, the MRI, radar, and even Viagra, to predicting weather patterns, American research universities are one of our most vital sources of economic growth and social welfare. They have flourished because of a system that has invested public tax dollars in their work and, more importantly, granted substantial autonomy to funding agencies and the universities." "This system is now under attack, the university's preeminence endangered by the USA Patriot Act and other conservative policies. This revelatory and alarming book will show how this vital institution is at risk of tragically losing its dominant status and why a threat to the university is a threat to the health and wealth of our nation."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aUniversities and colleges _zUnited States.
650		0	_aResearch and development projects _zUnited States.
650		4	_aUniversidades y colegios _zEstados Unidos.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xCondiciones sociales.
650		4	_aProyectos de investigación _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aPrimera Jornada de Catalogacion.
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