Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-247) and index.
Anyone for higher education? -- The faculty is the university -- Tenure is a necessary condition of academic freedom -- Universities are neutral on moral value/universities teach moral value -- The liberal arts curriculum aims at distribution/diversity -- Teaching is the primary task of higher education -- The problem with higher education is the administration -- Low-cost public education benefits the least advantaged -- The university is the axial institution of modern society -- Synthetic morality -- Ultimate synthesis: money, mission, and management.
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All the essential half-truths about higher education.