Creating a University of Distinction

Description
John Henry Newman’s The Idea of the University (1873) holds that the sole reason for universities is to create knowledge. He envisioned a community of scholars—faculty members as well as their students—whose efforts were to make a mark on the sum total of human knowledge and by that means make the world a better
place. There are many who now find Newman’s ideas passé, particularly so as we now see the university as an important tool of social engineering.
Citation
Moran, Seán Farrell, "Creating a University of Distinction" Oakland Journal 19 (2010) 171-176
Date
2010-10-01
Subject
Scholarship
Higher education
Oakland University
Higher education
Oakland University
Rights
Copyright held by Oakland University