Fighting Fires and Building Flywheels: How We Sustain America's Research Universities

How to develop and sustain research university leadership from the inside out, from a seasoned academic leader at both MIT and Boston University.

America’s research universities are the bedrock of the US innovation ecosystem, supplying the knowledge and the graduates we need to drive our economy and lead our society. Fighting Fires and Building Flywheels tells the inspiring story of former president Robert Brown’s 35-plus years in academic leadership at both MIT and Boston University, where ...