{"product_id":"9781469107288","title":"The Nitty-Gritty in the Life of a University","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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 \u003cbr\u003escope — The frivolity of some of these papers is balanced by Adams’s opinions on weightier issues, including sexual harassment and compensation in higher education. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  His approach and forward manner on these situations, despite how genuine, sometimes engendered resentment from his fellow faculty.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                 - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Discoveries-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130290782448,"sku":"9781469107288","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469107288_p0.jpg?v=1763699067","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469107288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}