Introduction

Part I: Basic Academic Values

1. Academic Freedom

2. Institutional Autonomy and the Demands of the State

3. The Purposes of the University and Its Responsibilities to Society

Part II: Academic Responses to Social Problems

4. Access to the University and the Problem of Racial Inequality

5. The Moral Development of Students

6. Academic Science and the Quest for Technological Innovation

7. The Social Responsibilities of Research

8. Technical Assistance Abroad

Part III: Addressing Social Problems By Nonacademic Means

9. The University and the Local Community

10. Taking Political Positions

11. Accepting Gifts

12. Boycotts and Other Efforts to Avoid Outside Relationships

Conclusion

Index

Derek C. Bok is President Emeritus and Three Hundredth Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University.

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