![William Sadler](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/nnr5u5lTL9cScrMSKV5MwslgSnn.jpg)
A troubled, young history professor tries to escape his past by taking a job at a new university, where he struggles with an entrenched and equally-troubled department chair, rampant student apathy, and new relationships that complicate and challenge his world-view.