College for the Commonwealth a case for higher education in American democracy /
Michael T. Benson and Hal R. Boyd ; foreword by E. Gordon Gee.
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The democratic ethos of higher education -- "Univercities" and the soul of the student-citizen -- Higher education and the fourth estate -- Universities as America's ambassadors-at-large -- A liberal education as part of a publicly minded education -- Dynamic challenges and solutions in higher education -- Higher education at work for the commonwealth.