Reviews
"A serious, although informal, introduction to the realities of theuniversity world today."--Kirkus Reviews, "Donald Kennedy and Henry Rosovsky have recently given us views of the modern university as seen from the top down. Rojstaczer tells us what it looks like from the inside out. His description is usually entertaining, occasionally depressing, and always deadly accurate. If you care at all aboutacademic life in America, you'll have trouble putting this book down."--David Goodstein, Vice Provost, Cal Tech University, "All parents of prospective applicants to selective universities wouldbenefit from reading this book; for that matter so would the applicants and thefaculty who may teach them. Stuart writes quite well, especially comparedagainst most academicians today. You will enjoy the book, and you might evenlearn a thing a thing or two."--Malcom Gillis, President of RiceUniversity, "All parents of prospective applicants to selective universities would benefit from reading this book; for that matter so would the applicants and the faculty who may teach them. Stuart writes quite well, especially compared against most academicians today. You will enjoy the book, and youmight even learn a thing a thing or two."--Malcom Gillis, President of Rice University, "Donald Kennedy and Henry Rosovsky have recently given us views of themodern university as seen from the top down. Rojstaczer tells us what it lookslike from the inside out. His description is usually entertaining, occasionallydepressing, and always deadly accurate. If you care at all about academic lifein America, you'll have trouble putting this book down."--David Goodstein, ViceProvost, Cal Tech University, "Donald Kennedy and Henry Rosovsky have recently given us views of the modern university as seen from the top down. Rojstaczer tells us what it looks like from the inside out. His description is usually entertaining, occasionally depressing, and always deadly accurate. If you care at all about academic life in America, you'll have trouble putting this book down."--David Goodstein, Vice Provost, Cal Tech University"All parents of prospective applicants to selective universities would benefit from reading this book; for that matter so would the applicants and the faculty who may teach them. Stuart writes quite well, especially compared against most academicians today. You will enjoy the book, and you might even learn a thing a thing or two."--Malcom Gillis, President of Rice University"Rojstaczer's is not a pretty picture, but Gone for Good is an important book that suggests that the halls of ivy are not as green and fresh as one might hope."--Booklist"A serious, although informal, introduction to the realities of the university world today."--Kirkus Reviews, "Rojstaczer's is not a pretty picture, but Gone for Good is an importantbook that suggests that the halls of ivy are not as green and fresh as one mighthope."--Booklist, "Rojstaczer's is not a pretty picture, but Gone for Good is an important book that suggests that the halls of ivy are not as green and fresh as one might hope."--Booklist, "A serious, although informal, introduction to the realities of the university world today."--Kirkus Reviews
Table of Content
1. Introduction, why no one seems to know, even my mother, what I do at workSection One: Undergraduate Life2. Lowering the Bar, why we have such low intellectual expectations for students even though they could easily do more3. The Prestige Business, what services the university provides students and why we charge so much for tuition4. Shortening the Yellow Brick Road, why we have made college easier, yet no one seems to mind or care5. The Sports Machine, how universities entertain their students and alumni and why and how we've crossed the line of good judgmentSection Two: Research and Graduate Education6. Heart & Soul, why graduate students are often more important than professors7. Grants or Goodbye, why we spend so much time writing grant proposals8. Why Research?, what professors do when they don't teach and why they do itSection Three: Campus Politics9. Matchmaking, how we hire and why we move to other universities10. The End of the Golden Age, why the era of exponential growth has ended and why it's a good thing that it's over11. Shaking the Tree, why universities are increasingly turning to alumni, foundations and corporations, and what they will and will not do in exchange for money12. You've Got to Believe, why we blindly follow the latest trends in academic fashion even though it makes us look ridiculous13. The Fifty Percent Solution, why there are so few female professors, and why there aren't likely to be more in the foreseeable future14. Making Adjustments, how to adapt to the life of a professor without getting too crazy15. Getting Tenure, what it takes to get tenure, why standards have risen, and why they will continue to rise16. Rolling the Dice, why the American university is still valuable even though it looks to be in such a mess
