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008			090731s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781586484088 (alk. paper) : _c$35.00
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035			_a(OCoLC)176894797
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050	0	0	_aLA227.4 _b.C64 2009
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100	1		_aCole, Jonathan R. _95287
245	1	4	_aThe great American university: _bIts rise to preeminence, its indispensable national role, why it must be protected _cJonathan R. Cole.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York, NY: _bPublic Affairs; _cc2009.
300			_axii, 616 p.: _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 521-580) and index.
520	1		_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. _95288
650		0	_aResearch and development projects _zUnited States. _95289
900			_bTOC
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