American higher education is under unprecedented pressure, beginning with the public funding and student debt crises and extending to inadequate performance in

Widely regarded as one of the most active and publicly engaged university presidents in modern academia, Duderstadt—who led the University of Michigan from 19

"This volume ... is a revision and updating of The Soul of the American University: From Protestant Establishment to Established Nonbelief (1994)"--Acknowledgme

Barnes provides a clear explanation of the institutions, structures and processes of American higher education. Intended for all those who need to understand th