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Comparing the neoliberal university with an idealized university committed to intellectual inquiry, the article argues for a consideration of the academic values lost in the contemporary university, specifically the values of an intellectual meritocracy, academic identity and academic integrity. The article calls for a sustained and sincere conversation about the idea and ideal of the university.  \nCet article prend en considération la fonction et la valeur de l’université par le biais d’une lecture attentive du roman de Tom Wolfe, I am Charlotte Simmons, publié en 2004. Comparant l’université néo-libérale à une université idéalisée vouée à la recherche intellectuelle, l’article propose un argument pour examiner les valeursacadémiques perdues dans l’université contemporaine, en particulier les valeurs relatives à une méritocratie intellectuelle, à l’identité académique et à l’intégrité académique. Dans cet article, on plaide en faveur d’une conversation soutenue et sincère sur l’idée et l’idéal de l’université.  \nKeywords  \nneoliberalism, higher education, function of university, value of university, academic integrity, Tom Wolfe, literary analysis, student motivation, student mental health  \nThis research paper/rapport de recherche is available in The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning:  \n[http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol6/iss2/7](http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol6/iss2/7)  \nAspenlieder: Novel Readings  \nIn his work on the idea of the university, Barnett (1990) calls on readers to think about how the university is conceptualized and the practical implications that result. 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