Beyond the Ivory Tower

Social Responsibilities of the Modern University

By: Derek Bok

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Paperback | 1 January 1984 | Edition Number 1

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328 Pages

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Derek Bok examines the complex ethical and social issues facing modern universities today, and suggests approaches that will allow the academic institution both to serve society and to continue its primary mission of teaching and research.

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An important treatise. the first serious attempt since Clark Kerr's 1963 The Uses of the University to analyze the role of the university in modern society...The book serves as a starting point for what is likely to be the most important university debate in the decade ahead. Los Angeles Times Book Review A reasoned, compassionate and ultimately conservative view of the university's moral foundation and responsibility to society...[Bok] expresses his radical belief in the necessity of academic freedom while noting the strings that are attached to that freedom. As a rough roadmap of one way universities can proceed...this book is a catalyst and a success. San Francisco Chronicle Bok "brings to the task a keenly analytical mind and an acute sensitivity to the configurations of institutional power and conflict. New York Times Book Review Discerning and informative... his book speaks also to the tax-payers, parents and philanthropists who pay for schooling, and the corporations and consumers who have a growing stake in university-based research. Philadelphia Inquirer Derek Bok presents an extremely well written, thoughtful and cogent analysis of some of the most complex and emotional issues before higher education today. Washington Post Book World

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Introduction
Basic Academic Values
Academic Freedom
Institutional Autonomy and the Demands of the State
The Purposes of the University and Its Responsibilities to Society
Academic Responses to Social Problems
Access to the University and the Problem of Racial Inequality
The Moral Development of Students
Academic Science and the Quest for Technological Innovation
The Social Responsibilities of Research
Technical Assistance Abroad
Addressing Social Problems By Nonacademic Means
The University and the Local Community
Taking Political Positions
Accepting Gifts
Boycotts and Other Efforts to Avoid Outside Relationships
Conclusion
Index
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