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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2021
Both quotes point to the importance of a center. A center connotes stability, solidity, balance, equilibrium at the core. At the university level this center should be found in the dynamic interdependence of the five constituencies of a university—students, faculty, administration and staff, the support base, and the public. In this article I will discuss how and if the African university center holds and if it can be identified as exemplifying something near excellence, focusing on two universities.
James T. Mathieu is Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
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