Publisher's Synopsis
THE MAKING OF A COLLEGIAN is a nonfiction genre in its own right. The book is a true story about the author's nearly lifelong participation in all phases of higher education. But it is also an unprecedented and captivating recounting of both the unspoken graces and surreptitious peccadillos of the collegiate world and their developmental effects on members of the university community. It is a uniquely stark view of higher education from the inside - the heartening, the odd, and the almost incredible. No punches are pulled. No tributes are suppressed. The author takes you with him through the entire experience of the successive roles in the life of a collegian, from the intimidation and fascination of the freshman year to the awe and grandeur of the university presidency. Along the way you will encounter both the saints and the gremlins of the collegiate realm, just as he did. This intimate perspective on the world of higher education might surprise you. It is bound to change how you think about academia.
