Reinventing The System: Higher Education In Nevada, 1968-2000

Since 1968, higher education in Nevada has undergone radical transformation because of the state's phenomenal population growth, efforts to diversify its economic base, and political tensions between north and south. In this meticulously researched and engagingly written account of the University and Community College System of Nevada, James W. Hulse, and contributors Leonard E. Goodall and Jackie Allen, review the causes of the widespread changes in the System, giving careful attention to the history of each institution and its administrators, and offers comments about the impact of each of these changes on the System overall.

Reinventing the System is far more than a simple institutional history. The book's broad scope and attention to the personalities and details of the story make this a fascinating and deeply informative study of the evolution of one state's system of higher education. At a time when higher education across the nation is ever more challenged by financial, political, and social stresses, Reinventing the System adds vital information to the debate.