How Professors Play the Cat Guarding the Cream: Why We're Paying More and Getting Less in Higher Education - Softcover

Richard M. Huber has an undergraduate degree from Princeton, a doctorate from Yale and for more than a decade was a Senior Administrator at the City University of New York.

A provocative, insightful and, at times, outrageous book....Huber's analysis...contributes to...understanding the cost crisis in higher education. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Insight)

Writing with grace and good humor, Huber (a former administrator at Hunter College) begins, as good educators often do, by posing the right questions. A witty and erudite read...that measures sacrosanct academia against the decade's new high standardsof quality and productivity. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Kirkus)

Mr. Huber has written a delightfully wry, clear headed critique of the values of academics. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation The Washington Times)

His lucid treatment is of interest for any reader who is befuddled by the curious and disturbing state of affairs at many U.S. universities. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Small Press Book Review)

Huber's book...conveys a strong message: Universities are not working well, and reform is long overdue. Who is listening?> (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Star Tribune)

... an invaluable primer for anyone interested in understanding the peculiar culture of the university. (Insight)

A provocative, insightful and, at times, outrageous book....Huber's analysis...contributes to...understanding the cost crisis in higher education. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Insight)

Writing with grace and good humor, Huber (a former administrator at Hunter College) begins, as good educators often do, by posing the right questions. A witty and erudite read...that measures sacrosanct academia against the decade's new high standards of quality and productivity. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Kirkus)

Mr. Huber has written a delightfully wry, clear headed critique of the values of academics. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation The Washington Times)

His lucid treatment is of interest for any reader who is befuddled by the curious and disturbing state of affairs at many U.S. universities. (Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., President, Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation Small Press Book Review)