My Freshman Year

After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior--eating meals at their desks not completing reading assignments remaining silent through class discussions--made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture: Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman moved into the dorm ate in the dining hall and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable making <b>My Freshman Year</b> essential reading for students parents faculty and anyone interested in educational policy.