Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former Harvard President Derek Bok examines how much progress college students actually make toward widely accept
The author sets forth what is known about how much students learn in college, gives recommendations for how to improve undergraduate education, and describes ho
Why efforts to improve American higher educational attainment haven't worked, and where to go from here During the first decade of this century, many commentato
A sweeping assessment of the state of higher education today from former Harvard president Derek Bok Higher Education in America is a landmark work--a comprehen
Jeff Selingo, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle for Higher Education, argues that colleges can no longer sell a four-year degree as the ticket to