American higher education in the twenty-first century : social, political, and economic challenges / edited by Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, and Patricia J. Gumport.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The contexts of American higher education / Robert O. Berdahl, Phlip G. Altbach, and Patricia J. Gumport -- Patterns in higher education development / Philip G. Altbach -- The ten generations of American higher education / Roger Geiger -- Autonomy and accountability: who controls academe? / Robert O. Berdahl and T.R. McConnell -- Academic freedom: past, present, and future / Robert M. O'Neil -- Issues facing higher education in the twenty-first century / Ami Zusman -- The federal government and higher education / Lawrence E. Gladieux and Jacqueline E. King -- The states and higher education / Aims C. McGuinness Jr. -- The legal environment: the implementation of legal change on campus / Michael A. Olivas -- The hidden hand: external constituencies and their impact / Fred F. Harcleroad -- Harsh realities: the professoriate faces a new century / Philip G. Altbach -- Students, colleges, and society: considering the interconnections / Eric L. Dey and Sylvia Hurtado -- The dilemma of presidential leadership / Robert Birnbaum -- Financing higher education: who should pay? / D. Bruce Johnstone -- Technology and higher education: opportunities and challenges for the new era / Patricia J. Gumport and Marc Chun -- Graduate education and research: interdependence and strain / Patricia J. Gumport -- The canon and the curriculum: multicultural revolution and traditionalist revolt / John K. Wilson -- Race in higher education: the continuing crisis / Philip G. Altbach, Kofi Lomotey, and Shariba Rivers Kyle.