The New Flagship University provides an expansive vision for leading national universities and an alternative narrative to global rankings and World Class Universities that dominate the attention of m
The social contract of public universitiesthe progressive idea that any citizen who meets specified academic conditions can gain entry to their state universityhas profoundly shaped American society.
Throughout the twentieth century, public universities were established across the United States at a dizzying pace, transforming the scope and purpose of American higher education. Leading the way was
Douglass (higher education, U. of California, Berkeley) offers a comprehensive history of California's effort to create an expansive and high-quality system of public education. He traces the social,
