8 Building an African Renaissance ASHESI UNIVERSITY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. 1 Introduction START-UP U 1
6. 2 The Liberal Arts Go Global 16
7. 3 The World’s Honors College NYU ABU DHABI 30
8. 4 In Asia for the World YALE-NUS COLLEGE 53
9. 5 A Culture of Continuous Innovation OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 76
10. 6 The Intangibles of Excellence FULBRIGHT UNIVERSITY VIETNAM 96
11. 7 Archimedes’s Lever ASHOKA UNIVERSITY 118
12. 8 Building an African Renaissance ASHESI UNIVERSITY 141
13. 9 Global Solution, African Born AFRICAN LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY 162
14. 10 Critical Wisdom for the Sake of the World MINERVA UNIVERSITY 183
15. 11 Essential Categories for Success in a Start-Up University 208
16. 12 Shared Governance and Global Aspirations 241
17. 13 Conclusion LESSONS LEARNED AND PARTING THOUGHTS 265
18. NOTES 287
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 301
20. INDEX 323
21. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 337