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Forbes Magazine - Interview

July 28, 2010

A senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, Ben Wildavsky traveled to far-flung college campuses to research his new book, The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping The World. As Wildavsky sees it, competition among universities is good, resulting in institutions that better serve students' needs and equip them to gain a foothold in an increasingly cutthroat workforce. He talked to Forbes about the characteristics of this new "global university," who stands to benefit and the international future of higher education.

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