First published in 1999, "American Higher Education in the Twenty First Century" offered a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing American colleges and universities. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume up to date. The contributors have rewritten every chapter to address major changes in higher education, including the rise of organized social movements, the problem of income inequality and stratification, and the growth of for profit and distance education. Three new chapters cover information technology, community colleges, and teaching and learning. This edition seeks to capture several crucial dynamics in the nexus of higher education and society. Placing higher education within its social and political contexts, the contributors discuss finance, federal and state governance, faculty, students, curriculum, and academic leadership. They also grapple with growing concerns about the future of the academy and reflect more deeply on the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity within higher education. The table of contents divides this book into three sections: Part I: "Core Enduring Missions" contains the following: (1) The Ten Generations of American Higher Education (Roger L. Geiger); (2) Academic Freedom: Past, Present, and Future (Robert M. O'Neil); (3) Curriculum in Higher Education: The Organizational Dynamics of Academic Reform (Michael N. Bastedo); (4) Harsh Realities: The Professoriate in the Twenty-First Century (Philip G. Altbach); (5) Graduate Education and Research: Interdependence and Strain (Patricia J. Gumport); and (6) The Intersecting Authority of Boards, Presidents, and Faculty: Toward Shared Leadership (Peter D. Eckel and Adrianna Kezar). Part II: "Macro Forces at Work" continues with these chapters: (7) Patterns of Higher Education Development (Philip G. Altbach); (8) The Federal Government and Higher Education (Michael Mumper, Lawrence E. Gladieux, Jacqueline E. King, and Melanie E. Corrigan); (9) The States and Higher Education (Aims C. McGuinness, Jr.); (10) The Legal Environment: The Implementation of Legal Change on Campus (Joy Blanchard and Benjamin Baez); and (11) Financing American Higher Education: Reconciling Institutional Financial Viability and Student Affordability (D. Bruce Johnstone). Part III: "Frontiers of Rapid Change" concludes with: (12) Extending Opportunity, Perpetuating Privilege: Institutional Stratification amid Educational Expansion (Lauren T. Schudde and Sara Goldrick-Rab); (13) The Diversity Imperative: Moving to the Next Generation (Daryl G. Smith); (14) Homing in on Learning and Teaching: Current Approaches and Future Directions for Higher Education Policy (Anna Neumann and Corbin M. Campbell); (15) Technology: The Solution to Higher Education's Pressing Problems? (Laura W. Perna and Roman Ruiz); (16) Community Colleges (Peter Riley Bahr and Jillian Gross); and (17) State and Markets in Higher Education: Trends in Academic Capitalism (Sheila Slaughter and Gary Rhoades). Also included are a section about the contributors and an index.