Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Similar Beginnings -- 2 The UBC Experience -- 3 First Step to the East -- 4 Lessons from Western -- 5 Going to Guelph -- 6 Central Themes from Guelph -- 7 The University Mission, Planning, and Priorities -- 8 Down East in the Maritimes -- 9 The Most Difficult Years -- 10 Finances, Rationalization, and Political Correctness -- 11 Universities, Governments, and Society -- 12 Achievements, Comparisons, and Challenges -- 13 Conclusions -- Notes -- Index.