Includes bibliographical references and index.

Higher education in the grip of transforming change -- The new competition -- The coming of the market -- The growing gap between public needs and the reality of higher education -- The public, political leaders, and the academy view higher education -- Creating a thoughtful market -- Autonomy, accountability, and the new compact -- Who is responsible for student learning? -- Expanding access and succeeding -- Competitive grants for teaching and institutional service -- College and university strategies for the new era -- A decade of opportunity.