Pt. I: Critiquing being. 1. The metaphysical university -- 2. The scientific university -- 3. The entrepreneurial university -- 4. The bureaucratic university -- Pt. II: Contending concepts. 5. Being and becoming -- 6. Space and time -- 7. Culture and anarchy -- 8. Authenticity and responsibility -- Pt. III: Becoming possible. 9. The liquid university -- 10. The therapeutic university -- 11. The authentic university -- 12. The ecological university