Peter MacKinnon is president emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan, an officer of the Order of Canada, and a senior fellow of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

‘Everyone with a stake in the readiness of Canadian universities for a global talent race should engage in this book…. Highly recommended.’- B.F.R.Edwards (Choice Magazine vol 52:11:2015) ‘This book is insightful and valuable… it will be an important secondary source when the next draft of history is written.’- George Fallis (Historical Studies in Education Spring 2016) ‘Peter MacKinnon provides thoughtful discussions of problems facing Canadian universities and proposes solutions which (though at times controversial) merit careful attention.’- Michael Hayden (Canadian Journal of History, vol 50:03:2015)

• Introduction1. Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast: On Positioning and Differentiation2. What’s the Plan?: On the Pursuit of Goals3. White Coats Make an Office Call: On Tuition and Financial Assistance for Students4. Yes Minister: On Government Engagement, Academic Freedom, and Collective Advocacy5. Grateful Dogs: On Philanthropy, Commercialization, and Partnerships6. Let’s Make a Deal: On Governance, Collegial Management, and Collective Bargaining7. A Canadian Dilemma: Strong Science, Weak Innovation8. Leadership with an Asterisk: On the Precarious PresidencyAfterword: On the Global Talent Race

Peter MacKinnon is president emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan, an officer of the Order of Canada, and a senior fellow of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

‘Everyone with a stake in the readiness of Canadian universities for a global talent race should engage in this book…. Highly recommended.’- B.F.R.Edwards (Choice Magazine vol 52:11:2015) ‘This book is insightful and valuable… it will be an important secondary source when the next draft of history is written.’- George Fallis (Historical Studies in Education Spring 2016) ‘Peter MacKinnon provides thoughtful discussions of problems facing Canadian universities and proposes solutions which (though at times controversial) merit careful attention.’- Michael Hayden (Canadian Journal of History, vol 50:03:2015)

• Introduction1. Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast: On Positioning and Differentiation2. What’s the Plan?: On the Pursuit of Goals3. White Coats Make an Office Call: On Tuition and Financial Assistance for Students4. Yes Minister: On Government Engagement, Academic Freedom, and Collective Advocacy5. Grateful Dogs: On Philanthropy, Commercialization, and Partnerships6. Let’s Make a Deal: On Governance, Collegial Management, and Collective Bargaining7. A Canadian Dilemma: Strong Science, Weak Innovation8. Leadership with an Asterisk: On the Precarious PresidencyAfterword: On the Global Talent Race

Peter MacKinnon is president emeritus of the University of Saskatchewan, an officer of the Order of Canada, and a senior fellow of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

‘Everyone with a stake in the readiness of Canadian universities for a global talent race should engage in this book…. Highly recommended.’- B.F.R.Edwards (Choice Magazine vol 52:11:2015) ‘This book is insightful and valuable… it will be an important secondary source when the next draft of history is written.’- George Fallis (Historical Studies in Education Spring 2016) ‘Peter MacKinnon provides thoughtful discussions of problems facing Canadian universities and proposes solutions which (though at times controversial) merit careful attention.’- Michael Hayden (Canadian Journal of History, vol 50:03:2015)

• Introduction1. Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast: On Positioning and Differentiation2. What’s the Plan?: On the Pursuit of Goals3. White Coats Make an Office Call: On Tuition and Financial Assistance for Students4. Yes Minister: On Government Engagement, Academic Freedom, and Collective Advocacy5. Grateful Dogs: On Philanthropy, Commercialization, and Partnerships6. Let’s Make a Deal: On Governance, Collegial Management, and Collective Bargaining7. A Canadian Dilemma: Strong Science, Weak Innovation8. Leadership with an Asterisk: On the Precarious PresidencyAfterword: On the Global Talent Race