1 THE STRANGE CASE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE -- PART ONE DEFINING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE -- 2 FACTS AND CONSTRUCTS Defining Reality in Higher Education Organizations -- 3 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Defining the Essentials -- PART TWO EXAMINING ACADEMIC LIFE -- 4 ACADEMIC WORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE Constructing Knowledge -- 5 AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN COLLEGE -- 6 ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION -- 7 MODELS OF MINORITYCOLLEGE GOING AND RETENTION Cultural Integrity Versus Cultural Suicide -- 8 A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON COMMUNICATION AND GOVERNANCE -- PART THREE THE ROAD AHEAD -- 9A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OFSHARED GOVERNANCEThe Challenges Ahead -- INDEX