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Co-published with EDUCAUSE (incorporated in 1998 as a consolidation of two major higher education technology associations, CAUSE and Educom). Comprises six contributions by authors involved with research and consulting in connection with higher education finance, three of whom are affiliated with the sponsoring organization, PricewaterhouseCoopers LL. Subjects addressed include competition from for-profit providers, building technological infrastructure on campus, encouraging and managing technological innovation, and finding funds for campus technological transformation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A Publication of EDUCAUSESponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP"No one in a position of leadership can afford to ignore the issues raised in the book."--Continuing Higher Education Review"Helpful insights into the different uses and limits of technology. An important resource for university leaders."--Gilbert R. Whitaker, Jr., dean, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice UniversityAs distance education, distributed learning, virtual campuses, and digital libraries become more important for students, academic institutions can no longer rely on traditional methods to survive and prosper. In this landmark collection of essays, seven highly respected institutional, association, and financial leaders examine the challenges facing today's colleges and universities. They explore a number of critical issues, including how to deal with for-profit competition, how to build a powerful technological infrastructure, how to create administrative structures that reward and support technological innovation, and how to secure funding for such transformations.
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