It is something more than a dozen years since the following observations
on American academic life were first assembled in written form.
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This sentence serves as a clear and formal opening, effectively setting the temporal context for the content that follows by indicating the work’s origins over a decade prior. Its tone is academic and reflective, fitting well with the scholarly nature of a book on American higher education, though it is somewhat conventional and lacks stylistic flair.

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