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<p><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Ivory Tower Blues</span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>A
public lecture with James Côté and Anton Allahar, </span></font><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University of
Western</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Ontario</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> on
their book <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Ivory Tower Blues</span></i>.</span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Thurs Nov </span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>8 - 7:00pm</span></font></b></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Arts Lecture Hall rm 105 </span></font></b></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The
present state of the university is a difficult issue to comprehend for anyone
outside of the education system. If we are to believe common government
reports that changes in policy are somehow making life easier for university graduates,
we cannot help but believe that things are going right and are getting better
in our universities. <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Ivory Tower Blues</span></i>
gives a decidedly different picture, examining this optimistic attitude as it
impacts upon professors, students, and administrators in charge of the
education system. </span></font></p>
<p><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-style:italic'>Ivory Tower Blues</span></font></i><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> is a frank
account of the contemporary university, drawing on the authors’ own
research and personal experiences, as well as on input from students,
colleagues, and administrators. James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar offer an
insider’s account of the university system, an accurate, alternative
view to that overwhelmingly presented to the general public. Throughout, the
authors argue that fewer and fewer students are experiencing their university
education in ways expected by their parents and the public. The majority of
students are hampered by insufficient preparation at the secondary school
level, lack of personal motivation, and disillusionment. Contrary to popular
opinion, there is no administrative or governmental procedure in place to
maintain standards of education. </span></font></p>
<p><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-style:italic'>Ivory Tower Blues</span></font></i><font size=2
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> is an
in-depth look at the crisis facing Canadian and American universities, the
factors that are precipitating the situation, and the long-term impact this
crisis will have on the quality of higher education.</span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>James
E. Côté is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> of </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Western
Ontario</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Anton
L. Allahar is a professor in the Departm</span></font></p>
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