Author(s):
Henry Farrell
Publication Date:
October 21, 2015
Publication Type:
Other Writing
The Orange County Register reports that Alain Bourget, a math professor at Cal State Fullerton, is in danger of serious disciplinary action from his employer. His crime? Refusing to teach the assigned textbook, which costs $180 and was co-written by the chair and vice-chair of his academic department. According to the Register, the mathematics department decided way back in 1984 to “approve” the text and hasn’t revisited its decision since. Read more » about College textbooks are a racket
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This article by Henry Farrell originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on October 22, 2015 at 02:34AM
