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How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream
Richard M. Huber
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Description for How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream
Paperback. This book is a 'must read' for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
This book is a "must read" for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day. In this lucid and engaging account, Richard Huber identifies faculty productivity as the major reason why college tuition at America's most prestigious institutions rose at more than twice the rate of inflation throughout the 1980s. He argues that at the heart of the productivity issue lies an organization with two competing aims: research and ... Read more
This book is a "must read" for every parent who has ever signed a check for tuition, every student who has ever wondered where all the distinguished professors are hiding, and everyone else who has ever questioned what faculty do with themselves all day. In this lucid and engaging account, Richard Huber identifies faculty productivity as the major reason why college tuition at America's most prestigious institutions rose at more than twice the rate of inflation throughout the 1980s. He argues that at the heart of the productivity issue lies an organization with two competing aims: research and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
George Mason University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780913969625
SKU
V9780913969625
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Richard M. Huber
Richard M. Huber has an undergraduate degree from Princeton, a doctorate from Yale and for more than a decade was a Senior Administrator at the City University of New York.
Reviews for How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream
A provocative, insightful and, at times, outrageous book....Huber's analysis...contributes to...understanding the cost crisis in higher education.
Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation
Insight
Writing with grace and good humor, Huber (a former administrator at Hunter College) begins, as good educators often do, by posing the right questions. A witty and erudite read...that ... Read more
Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation
Insight
Writing with grace and good humor, Huber (a former administrator at Hunter College) begins, as good educators often do, by posing the right questions. A witty and erudite read...that ... Read more