multiversity
Sprawling academic institution
A multiversity is a large university with multiple campuses, diverse academic programs, and varied research missions—contrasted with smaller institutions focused on a unified educational philosophy.
The term, coined by Clark Kerr in the 1960s, captures how modern research universities function less as cohesive communities than as sprawling collections of semi-autonomous departments: The modern multiversity serves industry, government, and students simultaneously.
Higher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
- deanSenior academic administrator
- chancellorSenior administrative official
provost · registrar · tuition · alumni · matriculation · academy · polytechnic · institute
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
cross-disciplinary · heterogeneity · representation · integration · coexistence · global · international · decentralization
Organized sets of elements
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
stakeholders · scale · expansion · corporatization · managerialism
Facility for scientific investigation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
journals · investigation · fieldwork · hypothesis · publication · findings · data · experimentation
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
- degreeUnit of measurement
lectures · seminar · syllabus · enrollment · teaching · learning · coursework · credential
college
Higher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- facultyInherent power or ability
- deanSenior academic administrator
chancellor · provost · registrar · tuition · alumni · matriculation · academy · polytechnic · institute · administration
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
interdisciplinary · cross-disciplinary · heterogeneity · representation · integration · coexistence · global · international · decentralization · fragmentation
systems
Organized sets of elements
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
fragmentation · stakeholders · scale · expansion · corporatization · managerialism
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
quantitative · journals · investigation · fieldwork · hypothesis · publication · findings · data · experimentation · grant
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
degree · lectures · seminar · syllabus · enrollment · teaching · learning · coursework · credential · vocational
multiversitysmall college
Compact higher education institution
liberal arts college · community college · seminary · conservatory · finishing school
universe, university, universal, universities, universality, multiverse, multiverses, multiversal