Nancy Weiss Malkiel, Changing the Game: William G. Bowen and the Challenges of American Higher Education Princeton University Press, 2023. 427 pp. | Synapse
April 17, 2026Open Access
Nancy Weiss Malkiel, Changing the Game: William G. Bowen and the Challenges of American Higher Education Princeton University Press, 2023. 427 pp.
Key Points
The aim is to examine the significant contributions of two American university presidents to higher education over the past seventy-five years.
Literary analysis of historical and contemporary contexts of higher education
Comparative review of leadership styles
Evaluation of policy changes initiated by university presidents
Identified major challenges faced by American higher education
Assessed effective leadership strategies employed by Bowen
Highlighted the long-term impact of Bowen's work on university policies
Abstract
What does it mean that the two American university presidents of the past seventyfive years who made the greatest impact on higher education