The University's Role in Economic Development: From Research to Outreach

The future of our global economy will be in knowledge and technology based economic development. Remaining competitive in a global economy will require the ability to harness the research and educational resources of higher education institutions. Simultaneously, state and land-grand universities are seeking to reinvent their outreach missions with a major focus on providing direct services for local and regional economic development. This volume of New Directions for Higher Education offers models the academy can use to become an engine of economic development -- from cover.