Transforming the Urban University

Richard M. Freeland reviews how Northeastern University in Boston, historically an access-oriented, private urban university serving commuter students from modest backgrounds and characterized by limited academic ambitions and local reach, transformed itself into a selective, national, and residential research university.

Richard M. Freeland trece in revista modul in care Universitatea Northeastern din Boston, din punct de vedere istoric, o universitate urbana privata orientata spre acces, deservind studenti de navetisti din medii modeste si caracterizata prin ambitii academice limitate si acoperire locala, s-a transformat intr-o universitate de cercetare selectiva, nationala si rezidentiala.