Description: Higher education researchers Martin Finkelstein, Robert Seal, and Jack Schuster focus on the changing face of American academe, as women, foreign-born, and minority scholars enter the professorate in large numbers. Considering this trend, the authors argue that the next generation will usher in an era of dramatic changes and that the long-term implications of these changes will be profound. 7 illustrations.
Brief description: Martin J. Finkelstein is a professor of higher education at Seton Hall University.
Review Quotes: The wealth of data provided in this book will be fascinating for anyone who is interested in the changing composition of US faculty.
--Times Higher Education Supplement