ISBN: 1425709141 9781425709143

Category: Education / General

Page count: 444

An esteemed professor and one-time chairman of the mathematics department at New York's Pace University, Adams, interested in all facets of university administration, has produced an almost Jeffersonian volume of correspondence from his tenure.<br> <br> His views on textbook selection, collective bargaining and the proper role of the university have all flowed from his notebook, and no problem was too minute to evade his<br> scope The frivolity of some of these papers is balanced by Adams's opinions on weightier issues, including sexual harassment and compensation in higher education.<br> <br> His approach and forward manner on these situations, despite how genuine, sometimes engendered resentment from his fellow faculty.<br> <br> But for those interested in the particulars of an academic career, this book offers a glimpse of what life may really be like inside the ivory tower.<br> <br> <br> - <b><i>Kirkus Discoveries-</i></b>