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Creating the Future: ‘New Directions’ in American Research Universities

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This paper assesses the causes and consequences of recent American efforts to configure the research university as an engine of economic and social change. Drawing upon interviews and strategic plans, the paper describes recent policies to encourage ‘interdisciplinary creativity’, in a context of increasing income from private gifts and endowments.

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of California, Watkins Hall 1206, Riverside, CA, USA, 92521-0419

    Steven Brint

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Brint, S. Creating the Future: ‘New Directions’ in American Research Universities. Minerva 43, 23–50 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-004-6620-4

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