The Academic Back Street (Hardback original)

"This is a novel about the all too common practice in higher academia of hiring part time, non-tenure track faculty to teach students.

The faculty hired in these situations often cannot pursue research even though they likely have a Ph.D.

This fictional story is mostly set in the 1970s. It follows the tumultuous career of a professor interested in teaching and doing research in biological science.

The people who administered the university at the place of his employment expressly do not want faculty to be involved with research.

The professor in the story owns a Ph.D., which is a research degree.

He holds that being involved in research adds a beneficial dimension to his teaching.

Problems arise when he decides to undertake a research problem at his own expense and on his own time.

A marine invertebrate zoologist, his search for knowledge centers on the marine organisms that have settled on a lengthy set of pier pilings.

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