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The Biography of the Great American University

Jonathan R. Cole talks with Academe about the importance of innovation at elite research universities and academic freedom under pressure.

Interview by Cat Warren

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Note to Universities: Don’t Forget the Research

Trustee’s new book: research universities at a crossroads

Even the Chinese, who aspire to have the world’s finest universities, credit the United States with being number one. As BU Trustee Jonathan Cole writes in his new book, The Great American University, when a 2008 Chinese report ranked the globe’s 20 top universities, it found that 17 were in this country.

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Council of Scientific Society Presidents

Keynot speaker & discussion leader

KSCO Radio interview

American Philosophical Society

book talk

The Future of Higher Education

As the economic crisis forces a new focus on long-term investment in institutions, it is essential that we recognize the contributions of America”s great universities to our national welfare. American universities have been a model of innovation throughout the world, and they can be used to solve the complex economic, social, scientific, technological, security, and medical problems that we face. As we look to the future in a transforming economic landscape, it is crucial that we support and nurture this powerful – yet underappreciated – national resource. This inspirational talk is based upon the speaker’s recent released book, “The Great American University.”

Higher Education Accounting Forum

National Association of College and University Business Officers

University of California, Berkeley book talk

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Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences book talk

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Defending the University

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Leonard Lopate radio interview

Former provost and dean of faculties and John Mitchell Mason Professor at Columbia University,Jonathan R. Cole discusses how it is that while America’s universities are the envy of the world, few understand how and why they’ve earned that reputation. In The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected he traces the history of colleges and universities in America. He also looks at the considerable threats American universities face—from foreign competition to government-imposed ideological constraints to the financial crisis’s impact on funding.

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