Reinventing the University

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• Partial table of contents: Searching for Solid Ground (S. Rush). THE CHALLENGES OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. Governing and Administering Change (M. McCoy). Leading Transition (J. Fry). FUNDING THE ENTERPRISE. Revenue Opportunities for the Public Institution (W. Ihrig &J. Sullivan). Strategies for Optimizing Revenues in the Tuition-DependentInstitution (N. Smith). MANAGING INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL. Endowment Management in a Global Economy (W. Massy). Managing Debt in the Changing Financial Markets (P.Hennigan). Developing, Not Controlling, Human Resources (J. Fuersich &R. Norman). THE TREND TOWARD GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. Transformation of Education in the United Kingdom (Q. Thompson,et al.). Assessing Outcomes: The SPRE Initiative (W. Reed). The Question of Tax Exemption (K. Ferriter & J.Buehler). EPILOGUE. Creating a Vision for the Future (G. Keller).