University, Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education
- ISBN-10
- 078672238X
- ISBN-13
- 9780786722389
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-01
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Author
- Jennifer Washburn
Description
Jennifer Washburn, a scholar and journalist, reveals how the growing influence of corporations over universities compromises the future of all those whose careers depend on a university education, and all those who will be employed, governed, or taught by the products of American universities.
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