Charles M. Vest is President Emeritus and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is author of Pursuing the Endless Frontier: Essays on MIT and the Role of Research Universities and Holographic Interferometry.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Federal, State, and Local Governments Chapter 2. Industry, Philanthropy, and Universities: The Roles and Influences of the Private Sector in Higher Education Chapter 3. Openness of Education, Research, and Scholarly Communication in an Age of Globalization and Terrorism Chapter 4. The Emerging Global Meta-University: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Age of the Internet Notes Index

Charles M. Vest is President Emeritus and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is author of Pursuing the Endless Frontier: Essays on MIT and the Role of Research Universities and Holographic Interferometry.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Federal, State, and Local Governments Chapter 2. Industry, Philanthropy, and Universities: The Roles and Influences of the Private Sector in Higher Education Chapter 3. Openness of Education, Research, and Scholarly Communication in an Age of Globalization and Terrorism Chapter 4. The Emerging Global Meta-University: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Age of the Internet Notes Index

Charles M. Vest is President Emeritus and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is author of Pursuing the Endless Frontier: Essays on MIT and the Role of Research Universities and Holographic Interferometry.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Federal, State, and Local Governments Chapter 2. Industry, Philanthropy, and Universities: The Roles and Influences of the Private Sector in Higher Education Chapter 3. Openness of Education, Research, and Scholarly Communication in an Age of Globalization and Terrorism Chapter 4. The Emerging Global Meta-University: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Age of the Internet Notes Index