Book 13: Reengineering the University: How to be Mission Centered, Market Smart, and Margin Conscious by William F. Massy - 280 pages

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Higher education expert William F. Massy's decades as a professor, senior university officer, and consultant have left him with a passionate belief in the need for reform in ( Read more... )

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