The Authors.

1. Higher Education in the Grip of Transforming Change.

2. The New Competition.

3. The Coming of the Market.

4. The Growing Gap Between Public Needs and the Reality of Higher Education.

5. The Public, Political Leaders, and the Academy View Higher Education.

6. Creating a Thoughtful Market.

7. Autonomy, Accountability, and the New Compact.

8. Who Is Responsible for Student Learning?

9. Expanding Access and Success.

10. Competitive Grants for Teaching and Institutional Service.

11. College and University Strategies for the New Era.

12. A Decade of Opportunity.

Notes.

References.

Index.