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On Being a Departmental Head : A Personal View
John B. Etc. Conway
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Description for On Being a Departmental Head : A Personal View
Paperback. Presents a view about the experience of being a department head. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
'For years, higher education prospered. It loudly proclaimed that college graduates command far greater lifetime incomes. Ample funding followed. We produced. But that argument has begun to sour. A college degree has long since stopped being a guarantee of prosperity or even job security. Society has begun to question its support for universities. In this environment, mathematicians and all academics must begin to change, compete, and seek resources that will be used with greater care. It is the only solution if we hope to maintain the integrity of the enterprise...I want to offer advice to department heads out there. I ... Read more
'For years, higher education prospered. It loudly proclaimed that college graduates command far greater lifetime incomes. Ample funding followed. We produced. But that argument has begun to sour. A college degree has long since stopped being a guarantee of prosperity or even job security. Society has begun to question its support for universities. In this environment, mathematicians and all academics must begin to change, compete, and seek resources that will be used with greater care. It is the only solution if we hope to maintain the integrity of the enterprise...I want to offer advice to department heads out there. I ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Amer Mathematical Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821806159
SKU
V9780821806159
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Reviews for On Being a Departmental Head : A Personal View
This is a clear well-written personal view about the experience of being a department head. University people have a unique opportunity to profit from the author's inside view, from his experiences communicated in a witty readable style... Personal views are clearly expressed... and presented in a lively style. Strongly recommended not only to heads of departments but also to every ... Read more