Washburn, Jennifer.

University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education / Jennifer Washburn. - New York : Basic Books, c2005. - xx, 326 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A new kind of uprising at Berkeley -- The lessons of history -- The birth of the market-model U -- The republic of science in turmoil -- Are conflicts of interest hazardous to our health? -- The university as business -- Dreaming of Silicon Valley -- Paying more for less : the commercial squeeze on teaching & the humanities -- The path forward : preserving the public domain.

0465090516 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Business and education--United States.
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States

LC1085.2 / W37 2004

338.43378222