<p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Many of us think we know how universities function but, in&nbsp;</span><em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">An Unlikely Academic,</em><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;a retired lecturer describes what really happens (or what happened to him). He explains recurring themes in the life of academic institutions and shows how these have evolved since he was a student in the 1960s. This is not merely an entertaining romp through academic life, it is also a thought‑provoking read.</span></p><p></p>