The Past, Present, and Future of the Research University

Abstract

Provides a historical and global context to understand the development of the research universities reviewed in the case studies, including recent developments and future challenges. Key 21st-century realities for tertiary education worldwide include the massification of enrollment, the role of the private sector and the privatization of public higher education, the ongoing debate concerning public versus private good in higher education, the rise of Asian countries as academic centers, and, quite recently, the global economic crisis and its effect on higher education. The contemporary research university dates back only to the beginning of the 19th century when disciplinary structures emerged—with the development of fields such as chemistry, physics, social sciences (e.g., economics and sociology). The U.S. research university model is widely considered the gold standard and is emulated globally, and the quintessential U.S. public research universities are those of the University of California system. Future challenges include funding, autonomy, privatization, and globalization.

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