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Money and privilege no longerKdescribe college students who,Kbooks inKN Khand,KstrollKacross fair campuses. ChangesKinKAmerican college lifeKsince the N K1960s make theKprevious 300 years-from the founding of Harvard in 1636-benign by comparison. Today,Kuniversities in gritty downtowns admit welfare mothersKN KwhoKstruggle toKescape grinding poverty.KSometimes theyKhave toKtake their N KbabiesKtoKclassKwith them. FelonsKfrom prison enrol throughKspecialKprogramsKN Khoping for training thatKwill enable themKtoKsurmount previous misdeeds. Men N Kand womenKin low-payingKjobs enrol part-time. They headKfamilies,Kstruggle N Kwith car and rent payments,Kand are alwaysKtired. But theyKattend college N Kclasses,KstrugglingKto stayKawake, preparing themselves for betterKjobs. John N KA FlowerKtakes usKon an extraordinaryKprofessionalKand personal odyssey inKN KthisKbook. AsKdean at Kent State University he was engulfedKinKthe VietnamKN KWarKprotests and witnessed theKshattering events of 4 May 1970. During 20 N KyearsKas vice president,KthenKpresident,KofKCleveland State University he was theKtarget ofKracialKprotests thatKtookKplaceKonKcampus. AtKthe same time a lurid scandal involvingKthe high-profile basketball coach N KrequiredKFlowerKto dismiss him. For over 50 years he participatedKfrom the N KinsideKas profoundKchangesKacross the nationKcausedKivoryKtowersKtoKcrumble. FlowerKwrites eloquently and powerfully, helping readers to understand how N Kforces for changeKreshape colleges and universities. HeKillustrates how N Kexternal special-interest groups influenceKcampus affairs, andKanalysesKtheirKN KinfluenceKonKcurriculum,Kaffirmative action,KcontractKissuance, land N Kacquisition,Kunionism, andKa multitude ofKotherKissues. HeKuses hisKN KexperienceKtoKpresent waysKin which concerned citizens and community leaders N KcanKaddress changeKinKpositive ways. ThisKisKa must-readKfor all AmericansKN KwhoKrecognise the imperative for higherKlearning.
