Beyond the ivory tower book description derek bok examines the complex ethical and social issues facing modern universities today and suggests approaches that will allow the academic institution both to serve society and to continue its primary mission of teaching and research. Beyond the ivory tower social responsibilities of the modern university by derek bok cambridge harvard university press 1982 336 pages the presidency of harvard university is an important office in american higher education because of harvards distinguished history and current. Beyond the ivory tower social responsibilities of the modern university bok derek the universitys many social and ethical responsibilities are examined in this book by the president of harvard university after a discussion of the traditional values of academic freedom institutional autonomy and political neutrality ways that the . Beyond the ivory tower social responsibilities of the modern university bok derek on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers beyond the ivory tower social responsibilities of the modern university