Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.

In this book, the author explains reasons behind the financial crisis in higher education in the twenty-first century and addresses the challenges that remain ignored, including rising birth-rates, changing demographics both on campus and across the country, the globalization of higher education and advanced research, and the necessity for greater inter-disciplinarity in undergraduate education. Moreover, while sensitive to the burdens placed on faculty today, the author nonetheless reveals how the professoriate has allowed itself to become vulnerable to public misconceptions and to lampooning by the media. The author offers a defense of the role of tenure and outlines a set of procedures to ensure its effective implementation; proposes a structure for a policy that addresses antifeminist intellectual harassment; and provides a checklist of family-sensitive policies universities can offer their staff, faculty, and administrators. The author calls on union leaders, campus communities, policy-makers, and the general public to work together in unprecedented partnerships. The goal is to initiate a revitalized conversation about public education.

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