An Unlikely Academic

Many of us think we know how universities function but, in An Unlikely Academic, 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.

Author Biography

Jerry Mushin held academic posts for forty-five years until he retired in 2015. He also taught in a prison, a police training college, government departments, and for professional bodies. His academic writing, which is principally in the areas of monetary policy and exchange rates, has been published in Australia, Greece, India, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Qatar, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He is the author of undergraduate textbooks, a novel, and children’s stories. A Chinese translation of one of his textbooks has been published in Beijing. He has contributed articles to newspapers in several countries and to the Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History.