Puttingadmirablerationalesofuniversityeducationintopracticeisnevereasy.Whileitispopulartoemphasizemarketvaluesandcompetitiverankings,moralvaluesandidealssoundwaytooloftynowadays.Undertensionsoncampusandinsociety,theheadofauniversitytakestheroleofstrikingabalanceasskilfullyaspossible.
ProfessorJosephSungisnoexceptiontoallthesechallenges.Hehasbeenenjoyinguniversitylifewithteachersandstudents,goingthroughupsanddownswiththem.Thisbook,acollectionof57blogarticlesbyProfessorSungduringhistenureastheseventhVice-ChancellorofTheChineseUniversityofHongKong,tellsusthestories.Hetalksabouthighereducationandsocialresponsibility,pathwaysandchoicesouryouthsmake,thevisionshehadandthechallengeshefaced,andlifevalueswhichhewisheshisstudentscouldtakeseriously.Thoughgenerationscomeandgo,hestillcaresthattheyliveasimple,nobleandhumblelife.Hehopeswecaretoo.
