Courage to Inquire Ideals and Realities in Higher Education

"President of Indiana University from 1987 to 1994, Ehrlich offers an earnest, brief valedictory on his experience, dispensing well-considered wisdom and also putting some tough issues into play." —Publishers Weekly

"These recollections shine with the wit and wisdom of one of our most experienced and admired university presidents... " —J. W. Peltason, President, University of California

"Tom Ehrlich—a distinguished scholar, public servant, and university president—has written a lucid, provocative, and intensely personal account of the challenges facing higher education... " —Harold Shapiro, President, Princeton University

A university president gives an insider’s view of the goals and problems of higher education from athletics to political correctness and tenure.

Thomas Ehrlich is President Emeritus of Indiana University and the first Distinguished University Scholar of California State University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of five other books. Juliet Frey has earned degrees from Yale University, Smith College, and Indiana University. She is currently Director of Information Resources in the Office of the President at Indiana University.