Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Bricks and mortar : the American campus -- 2. The myth of the bloviating professor : sages and guides -- 3. Getting the "liberal" out of education : the curriculum -- 4. Distance makes the heart grow colder : online education -- 5. A more perfect union : college and university governance -- 6. Superstars and rookies of the year : academic competition -- 7. The case of the firecracker boys : academic science and academic freedom -- 8. The disposable faculty : tenure now -- 9. Staging a comeback : exemplary cases -- Notes -- Index
