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

• 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

[Bok] brings to the task a keenly analytical mind and an acute sensitivity to the configurations of institutional power and conflict.