In the last section of the book, Nathan describes why she published the novel anonymously. She explains that her feelings about documenting her experiences at the university changed dramatically from when she first entered the dorms and started hearing about college life to when she finally sat down after a year in the field to write the book. She expresses fear that publishing the book with her name on it will upset those students who confided in her as a fellow student when talking about their social, academic, and personal lives. Nathan explains that she only revealed herself as a professor in the dorms on three ocassions, and one of them was to the international students who allowed her to interview them. The only direct quotes from students in the book are from those international students who knew her as a professor. All other incidents and information about college life is paraphrased and not too specific in order to respect the students' privacy.
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