City of intellect. The uses and abuses of the university.

Autor/in	Dirks, Nicholas B.
Titel	City of intellect. The uses and abuses of the university.
Quelle	Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2024), xxix, 358 S. PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-009-39443-7; 978-1-009-39445-1; 978-1-009-39446-8
DOI	10.1017/9781009394437
Schlagwörter	Pädagogische Anthropologie; Bildungsmanagement; Philosophie; Hochschule; Berkeley; USA
Abstract	During his four years as the tenth Chancellor of Berkeley (2013-17), Nicholas B. Dirks was confronted by crises arguably more challenging than those faced by any other college administrator in the contemporary period. This thoughtfully candid book, emerging from deep reflection on his turbulent time in office, offers not just a gripping insider's account of the febrile politics of his time as Berkeley's leader, but also decades of nuanced reflection on the university's true meaning (at its best, to be an aspirational 'city of intellect'). Dirks wrestles with some of the most urgent questions with which educational leaders are presently having to engage: including topics such as free speech and campus safe spaces, the humanities' contested future, and the real cost and value of liberal arts learning. His visionary intervention - part autobiography, part practical manifesto - is a passionate cri de coeur for structural changes in higher education that are both significant and profound.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2024/1