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Poisoning the Ivy : The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices of Higher Education in America
Overview
Anyone who teaches in higher education realizes that "the Academy" has significant and pervasive problems in its self-governance, effectiveness, and in according value for soaring costs. Although there is a widespread sense that something is badly wrong, few are well positioned to challenge the system. Lewis has written an honest, spirited account of what, in his view, ails the nation's universities and colleges, making them "wasteful, inefficient, and increasingly unresponsive to the needs of (their) constituencies".
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- ISBN-13: 9780765600714
- ISBN-10: 0765600714
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: May 1997
- Dimensions: 9.33 x 6.29 x 1.06 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.19 pounds
- Page Count: 230
- Reading Level: Ages 18-18
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