I fell in love with this book in 1988 and have re-read it often. I always view it as a brief retreat, as if returning to a friend who will give you advice that you know is good and true. Over the years I have made it my tradition to give this as a gift to new faculty, deans and Trustees. I am thrilled that it is now in the 25th anniversary edition. It will continue to grace the book collections of essential reading of my friends and colleagues. This is the book I wish I had when I started my academiccareer. In a cogent and well written manner, Dr. Cahn gets to the heart of our profession, reviewing our major responsibilities to our students, colleagues and society. His experience as a provost and professor provide numerous real-life challenges forthose of us who toil in the fields of academia. The simple truth is that we are engaged in a multifarious endeavor as we balance competing needs and agendas. Dr. Cahn gently, but with firm conviction, helps us deal with the complexity of our duties through a review of the axioms of the profession and our ethical responsibilities. Although I have never met Dr. Cahn, through this book he has been a good mentor.

Thomas H. Powell, President Mount St. Mary's University

Steven M. Cahn's Saints and Scamps is a sound, highly readable rumination on the ethics of higher education. It should be read by everyone engaged in teaching and scholarship.

Diane Ravitch, New York University

Saints and Scamps is still just as fresh, pertinent and irreverent as it was the first time around. Cahn is skeptical rather than cynical. He doesn't suffer educational fools gladly. And his commonsensical advice to students and their teachers is still worth pondering.

Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University

An eminently sane and sagacious discussion of university life, the art of teaching, and the standard that should prevail for staff and students alike. . . . Much good sense in a handy package.

Kirkus Reviews

Cahn's book is a lively, highly relevant examination of enduring principles of faculty ethics. He ably unites lofty principles with practical concerns and advice. I recommend this 25th anniversary edition as required reading by both newly minted and experienced professors.

Molly Corbett Broad, President American Council on Education

Praise for the Previous Edition:Should be read by academic administrators, faculty, and graduate students, as well as the general public.

Library Journal