Are University Systems a Good Idea?

By MARK G. YUDOF

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems.

 — Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

Physicians and biologists speak of "systems biology" and engineers of "systems engineering." The idea is integration. If you manipulate a patient's potassium level, you had better worry about the impact...

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