The Search: An Insider's Novel about a University President
About this ebook
The Search is the first novel written by Indiana University President Emeritus Thomas Ehrlich. Although (almost) entirely fictional, it illustrates the competing pressures faced daily by university presidents around the country particularly as they struggle to maintain the primacy of academics over athletics.
About the author
Thomas Ehrlich lives Palo Alto, CA. The 15th President of Indiana University, he is now President Emeritus, as well as former provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and former dean of Stanford Law School. He was also the first president of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, DC, and the first director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, reporting to President Carter. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 14 nonfiction books, including Preparing Undergraduates for Business: Liberal Learning for Professional Education, which won the Ness Prize for the best book of the year on liberal education. The Search is his first novel.
