Buchert describes the administrations and educational philosophies of the chancellorships of William and James Ferguson and the vice chancellorships of Mereb Mossman, Stanley Jones and Elizabeth Zinser. She discusses her views of the university's move to Division I athletics, changes in promotion and tenure philosophies over the years and faculty salary inequities.

Buchert discusses the scarcity of academic jobs for female PhDs in the 1950s and the acceptance of and social life of single women faculty. She describes the polarizing effect of Chancellor Edward Kidder Graham Jr. on the faculty, the power of Vice Chancellor Mereb Mossman and changes in faculty and student life through the years. She talks about faculty workload, the teaching of remedial English students and the Arts Festival.