Professor
jdos@umich.eduOffice Information:
4120 LSA Building
phone: 734.936.0700
Social Networks; Theory, Knowledge, and Science; Work, Economy, and Organizations; Sociology
Education/Degree:
Ph.D. University of Arizona, 2000Highlighted Work and Publications
Research Universities and the Public Good
Jason Owen-Smith
Description from the Publisher: In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat. But if we scale back support for these institutions, we also cut off a key source of value creation in our economy and society. Research Universities and the Public Good offers a unique view of how universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are important.
Countering recent arguments that we should "unbundle" or "disrupt" higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities...
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