Mens et Mania: The MIT Nobody Knows - Softcover

Keyser, Samuel Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262537117 ISBN 13: 9780262537117

Publisher: The MIT Press, 2019

Synopsis

A memoir of MIT life, from being Noam Chomsky’s boss to negotiating with student protesters.

About this title

About the Author:

Samuel Jay Keyser is Peter de Florez Emeritus Professor in MIT's Department of Linguistics and Philosophy and Special Assistant to the Chancellor. Head of the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy from 1977 to 1998, he also held the positions of Director of the Center for Cognitive Science and Associate Provost.

Lawrence Bacow is President of Tufts University and the former Chancellor of MIT.

Review:

Jay Keyser's report of his voyage through MIT's life is as riveting and important as de Tocqueville's report on life and social practices in the early 19th century United States. The reader will be struck by the energy, diversity, and creativity of the place and by the wit of Keyser's account.

―John Deutch, Institute Professor, MIT

MIT is one of the world's great academic institutions and Jay Keyser presents an intimate insider's view of how it actually works in the best of times and in the worst of times. Keyser writes with verve and great humor. His book will be an inspiration to anyone committed to preserving both the excellence and the humanity of American higher education.

―Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor and Professor of Physics and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

S. J. Keyser is a shrewd and insightful observer of academe. His experiences in three universities, Brandeis, UMass, and MIT, enrich his perspectives about the way universities work, and his exploration of the culture of MIT is brilliant.

― Paul E. Gray, Professor and President Emeritus, MIT

About this edition

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0262537117
• ISBN 13: 9780262537117
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248