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Harvard Envy: Why Too Many Colleges Overshoot Kindle Edition

by Andrew S. Rosen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
Harvard Envy is a chapter excerpt from Change.edu coming out October 18, 2011.

Exploring the limitations of the exclusive, tradition-bound world of higher education, innovator Andrew S. Rosen, chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc., delivers a vision for making a world-class college experience available to students of all backgrounds.

 

Little is known about John Harvard, who bequeathed his books and £779 to a fledgling college on the Charles River in the 1630s, but the institution that bears his name has become the gold standard for universities worldwide. Tracing this fascinating history, and the history of American higher education overall, “Harvard Envy” raises important questions about the effect of super-elite campuses on America’s educational landscape. Just as Congress hotly debated whether to approve land-grant colleges in the nineteenth century, opening the doors of higher education to farmers, we face a competitive new demand for a highly educated workforce. Yet many colleges continue to insist on limiting access, and many college applicants continue to believe that exclusive institutions deliver the highest quality. 

 

With an eye-opening examination of the U.S. News and World Report college rankings and other barometers, “Harvard Envy” takes an enlightened look at how universities allocate resources and talent. Offering an inspiring alternative to the Ivory Tower playbook, Andrew S. Rosen presents a bold, cost-effective new vision for a truly competitive higher education system that serves both individual and national interests.
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  1. Print length
    66 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Kaplan Test Prep
  4. Publication date
    July 5, 2011
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005O3AMAQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kaplan Test Prep (July 5, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
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  • M. Tague
    5.0 out of 5 stars Envious
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2011
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    This chapter made me think about my own education...I guess colleges/universities aren't one-size-fits-all, and there is something to be said for the fact that colleges in general are spending so much time and effort trying to be something that many students do not need. Excited for the actual book to come out!
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  • Ai
    4.0 out of 5 stars Harvard Envy: now a Canadian thing, too.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012
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    Kaplan brings attention to the economic force behind higher education in the United States with this exert. What's interesting, however is the application it has to younger Canadian universities and how "Harvard Envy" isn't solely a national phenomenon but an international one which is seeping it's way slowly into Canadian territory. It's an interesting read overall and would recommend it to anyone!
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  • Alka Gomoka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Harvard Envy Great Book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2012
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    I enjoyed thus book and gained insight into how Harvard works ,it's history and it's impact on the higher education system in the US and the problems it faces in containing cost while providing an education that is relevant.
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  • Caroline Binder
    2.0 out of 5 stars Self Proganda
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2013
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    While the author does make some note-worthy points, his interest in a rival (primarily online) university should be noted. The author is biased, read with that in mind as he proceeds to pull bricks from Harvard's facades (both literal & figurative if he could, I'm sure).
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  • Abindu
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very Insightful
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2013
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    I liked the book for its generous use of examples and comparisons, it made a case for what the author believed to be true in a very genuine manner. Its not pretentious and its not anti anything. Its a fair and academic work that forces you to look the other way.
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  • Brian Stone
    1.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Garbage
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2013
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    Is it Harvard envy or a serious flaw in the emergent corporate structure of higher education in the US? Well, for the CEO of a massive corporation that sells degrees shamelessly, it's clearly something else entirely. Of course this book got the endorsement of Bill Gates who has been under scrutiny as of late for dumping money into the failing No Child Left Behind policy and philosophy. Standardization, preparation for the work force rather than education as a good in and of itself, this book is the harbinger of all that is wrong with the new corporate model of higher education.
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  • Robert Ficus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story on Harvard Envy.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2017
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    Just up at Harvard for graduation and I can tell you I was very envious as a State University graduate.
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  • janis olson
    4.0 out of 5 stars I've seen this
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2013
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    This sort of inflation has been happening everywhere. This addition of unnecessary expensive bells and whistles to the detriment of the consumer and /or the product is something that needs to be looked at by society. I am glad to see the subject covered as regards our colleges.
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