how college works, or doesn't, for professors, parents, and students Berlinerblau, Jacques. creator text nyu Brooklyn, NY Melville House 2017 monographic eng Eng

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xxiii, 246 p. ; 22 cm "A tenured prof. breaks ranks to reveal what's wrong with American higher education and how it affects you. Professors can be underpaid. Marginalized. Over-reviewed. But one fact remains: The success of your education depends on them. Part industry expose and part call for a return to engaged teaching, Campus Confidential shows how the noble project of higher education fell so far and how we can redeem it. A must-read for parents thinking about their kids' futures: This book answers the questions most other college resources don't: Who exactly is teaching my kid? What questions to ask on the campus visit? How to get the most out of your tuition dollars? Jacques Berlinerblau is a tenured professor at one of the best schools in the country, and he has seen it all. He started his career at a community college, and on his way to the top he has been everything from a abused adjunct to an assistant professor to a coddled administrator. He has the inside scoop on the real world of Higher Ed. today"-- Jacques Berlinerblau. n-us--- Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States Universities and colleges United States Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos Universidades y colegios Estados Unidos LA 227.4 B515c 2017 378.00973 Berlinerblau, Jacques. Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, 2017 (DLC) 2017012741 9781612196428 (hardback) 2016057984 DLC 170314 20230410123919.0 128770 eng