TY - BOOK AU - Berlinerblau,Jacques TI - Campus confidential: how college works, or doesn't, for professors, parents, and students SN - 9781612196428 (hardback) AV - LA 227.4 B515c 2017 U1 - 378.00973 PY - 2017/// CY - Brooklyn, NY PB - Melville House KW - Education, Higher KW - Aims and objectives KW - United States KW - Universities and colleges KW - Educación superior KW - Fines y objetivos KW - Estados Unidos KW - Universidades y colegios N2 - "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"-- ER -