The deep, deep anguish of higher education

“Yesterday I was having a conversation with an old friend who has spent an entire career in higher education and who is now close to retirement. Having always expected that he would end his time at his university on a note of satisfaction and with a sense of confidence in what those coming after him would achieve, he has found instead that he is preparing to leave a profession that feels unappreciated and unloved …” (more)

[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 23 February]