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Cracks in the ivory tower : the moral mess of higher education /

"From a business ethics standpoint, the average university makes Enron look pretty good. Many people worry that there's rot in the heart of higher ed. Cracks in the Ivory Tower reveals the problems are even worse than everyone suspects. In this devastating exposé, Jason Brennan and Philip...

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Main Authors: Brennan, Jason, 1979
Group Author: Magness, Phillip
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
Education, Higher > Economic aspects
Universities and colleges > United States > Sociological aspects
Summary: "From a business ethics standpoint, the average university makes Enron look pretty good. Many people worry that there's rot in the heart of higher ed. Cracks in the Ivory Tower reveals the problems are even worse than everyone suspects. In this devastating exposé, Jason Brennan and Philip Magness reveal that the problem isn't that bad apples are spoiling the bunch. Instead, bad incentives make faculty, administrators, and students act badly. The problems are deep and pervasive. Most academic marketing and advertising is semi-fraudulent; colleges and individual departments regularly make hi
Carrier Form: v, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190846282
0190846283
Index Number: LB2324
CLC: G649.712-05
Call Number: G649.712-05/B838

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