The Courage to Inquire: Ideals and Realities in Higher Education

By Thomas Ehrlich

"President of Indiana University from 1987 to 1994, Ehrlich offers an earnest, brief valedictory on his experience, dispensing well-considered wisdom and also putting some tough issues into play." --Publishers Weekly "These recollections shine with the wit and wisdom of one of our most experienced and admired university presidents... " --J. W. Peltason, President, University of California "Tom Ehrlich--a distinguished scholar, public servant, and university president--has written a lucid, provocative, and intensely personal account of the challenges facing higher education... " --Harold Shapiro, President, Princeton University A university president gives an insider's view of the goals and problems of higher education from athletics to political correctness and tenure.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253329132
• ISBN13: 9780253329134
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"