Preliminary Material / Philip G. Altbach and Patti McGill Peterson -- The Academic Profession in the Globalization Age: Key Trends, Challenges, and Possibilities / Nelly P. Stromquist , Elizabeth Balbachevsky , Carol Colatrella , Manuel Gil-Antón , Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela and Anna Smolentseva -- Comparative Perspectives on Access and Equity / Patrick Clancy , Heather Eggins , Gaële Goastellec , Sarah Guri-Rosenblit , Phuong Nga Nguyen and Teshome Yizengaw -- Higher Education and Social Cohesion: A Comparative Perspective / Stephen P. Heyneman , Richard Kraince , Nancy Lesko and Michael Bastedo -- Rethinking the Public-Private Mix in Higher Education: Global Trends and National Policy Challenges / Sunwoong Kim , Zulfiqar Gilani , Pablo Landoni , Nakanyike B. Musisi and Pedro Teixeira -- The Dynamics of International Student Circulation in a Global Context / Pawan Agarwal , Mohsen Said , Molatlhegi Sehoole , Muhammad Sirozi and Hans de Wit -- The Emerging Global Model of the Research University / Kathryn Mohrman , Wanhua Ma and David Baker -- About the Authors / Philip G. Altbach and Patti McGill Peterson -- Index / Philip G. Altbach and Patti McGill Peterson.

Higher education worldwide faces similar challenges—how to cope with globalization, the provision of access to underserved populations, and others. Higher Education in the New Century has identified six key challenges and has focused careful analysis on them. The topics are: * The academic profession * Access and equity * Higher education and social cohesion * Private higher education * International student circulation * The research university Each of these themes is analyzed by a group of international scholars in order to provide a multidisciplinary and cross-national perspective. This book stems from the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program—an international research project involving more than 20 countries. Because of its broad perspective, this book brings a fresh analysis to central issues. For example, the analysis of how universities can contribute to social cohesion in divided societies is unique. International student flows are discussed from a south-south perspective.

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