University, Inc: The Corporate Corruption of American Higher Education
- ISBN-10
- 0465090516
- ISBN-13
- 9780465090518
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-02-15
- Publisher
- Basic Books (AZ)
- Author
- Jennifer Washburn
Description
A sobering examination of the corporate funding of universities reveals the compromises being made in exchange for sponsorship, the ways in which teaching is slowly being devalued, and the changes being wrought on the futures of students everywhere. 15,000 first printing.
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