Land-grant and other higher education is the focus of "Reclaiming a Lost Heritage"; the value of indeed, the necessity for education in a society that embraces democracy and free enterprise. With public support of higher education on the wane, this book revisits the past and examines the longstanding mandate that has for over a century served as the guiding compass for land-grant institutions unwavering commitment to serve the fundamental needs of each and every citizen.
John Campbell evaluates significant developments, as well as exciting opportunities, for revitalizing the land-grant university system to serve the public responsively and responsibly. He issues a clarion challenge to this nation s political leaders to return to the fundamental tenets that have always buttressed the land-grant system, as we continue fulfill the rational initiatives for higher education prescribed for the twenty-first century."
- ISBN10 087013499X
- ISBN13 9780870134999
- Publish Date 31 July 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 January 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Michigan State University Press
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 287
- Language English