Transforming the Urban University by Richard M. Freeland (Hardback Book)

Name: Transforming the Urban University by Richard M. Freeland (Hardback Book)
Brand: University of Pennsylvania Press

University of Pennsylvania Press

In Transforming the Urban University, Richard M. Freeland reviews how Northeastern University in Boston, historically an access-oriented, private urban university serving commuter students from modest backgrounds and characterized by limited academic ambitions and local reach, transformed itself into a selective, national, and residential research university. Having served as president during a critical decade in this transition, Freeland recounts the school's efforts to retain key features from Northeastern's urban history-an emphasis on undergraduate teaching and learning, a curriculum focused on preparing students for the workplace, its signature program of cooperative education, and its broad involvement in the life of the city-while at the same time raising admission standards,\n\nTransforming the Urban University\nNortheastern, 1996-2006\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: t;