“A Question of Integrity”: Academic Values Torn Between Organizational Affiliation, National Competitiveness and the Global Academic Community

Abstract

I GREW UP amid poverty, violence, and despair. Even though my young mother, the single parent of four, dedicated her life to bringing order, grace, and dignity to our lives, my siblings and I were often touched by hunger, lack of medical and dental attention, and fear. Growing up, I had little reason to believe that my life would be any different. And indeed, unable to acquire an education and without a sense of worth, I eventually had a child and became involved with a man who violated and abused me, leaving me hurt, frustrated, despondent, and profoundly impoverished. © 2003 by Temple University Press. All rights reserved.