{"product_id":"the-progress-machine-darryll-j-pines-9781421455914","title":"The Progress Machine: How Universities Will Drive Innovation Into the Next Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy research universities remain society's most powerful engines of progress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic trust in higher education is under strain. Expertise is questioned, costs are rising, and universities face mounting political pressure. In \u003ci\u003eThe Progress Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Darryll J. Pines responds to this moment with a clear argument: Research universities remain uniquely equipped to confront the world's most urgent challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePines, the president of the University of Maryland, examines how institutions of higher learning have driven technological, economic, and cultural change for generations. He identifies five elements that make this possible: a sense of purpose shaped during formative college years; a commitment to scientific inquiry; communities strengthened by diversity and disagreement; an entrepreneurial orientation toward real-world problem-solving; and the arts and humanities, which supply meaning, ethics, and imagination. Rather than treating universities as abstract ideals, Pines grounds his argument in institutional practice. He addresses criticisms head-on, including concerns about affordability, free speech, political polarization, and public accountability. These challenges, he argues, demand reform rather than retreat--and reaffirm the responsibility of universities to serve society at large. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Progress Machine \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an optimistic vision at a moment of uncertainty while presenting the research university not as a relic of the twentieth century, but as an adaptable institution capable of guiding innovation, sustaining democracy, and preparing future generations to meet complex global problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darryll J. Pines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421455919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421455914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Darryll J. Pines","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001116041471,"sku":"9781421455914","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-progress-machine-darryll-j-pines-9781421455914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}