No book ever written has provided such a penetrating description of the modern research university or offered such insightful comments on its special tensions and problems. With this new edition, Clark Kerr adds to the original text with commentary on the evolution of our universities during the thirty years since the work first appeared and an analysis of the challenges that will arise in the next decade or two. Anyone wishing to understand the American research university--past, present, and future--must begin with a careful reading of this book.
-- Derek Bok, President, Emeritus, Harvard University