Introduction: higher education inside and out
Bricks and mortar: creating the American campus
Students and student life
Faculty and the academic profession
Governance and organization: structures and cultures
Fiscal fitness: budgets and finances
Intercollegiate athletics: higher education's peculiar institution
Public policies: the campus and federal, state, and local governments
Fund raising and philanthropy: the nonprofit sector
Research and development: the enterprising campus
Colleges and consumerism: cost and price of higher education
Innovations and internationalizations in american higher education
Conclusion: beyond business as usual.