Donoghue, Frank, 1958-
The last professors the corporate university and the fate of the humanities / [electronic resource] : Frank Donoghue. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2008. - xix, 180 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index.
Rhetoric, history, and the problems of the humanities -- Competing in Academia -- The erosion of tenure -- Professors of the future -- Prestige and prestige envy.
Taking a clear-eyed look at American higher education over the last twenty years, Donoghue outlines a web of forces--social, political, and institutional--dismantling the professoriate. Today, fewer than 30 percent of college and university teachers are tenured or on tenure tracks, and signs point to a future where professors will disappear. --from publisher description.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA884198 bnb
Uk
Universities and colleges--Faculty.--United States
College teachers--Professional relationships--United States.
College teachers--Tenure--United States.
Humanities--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Electronic books.
LB2331.72 / .D66 2008eb LD571 / .B743 no.674eb
378.1/21
The last professors the corporate university and the fate of the humanities / [electronic resource] : Frank Donoghue. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2008. - xix, 180 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index.
Rhetoric, history, and the problems of the humanities -- Competing in Academia -- The erosion of tenure -- Professors of the future -- Prestige and prestige envy.
Taking a clear-eyed look at American higher education over the last twenty years, Donoghue outlines a web of forces--social, political, and institutional--dismantling the professoriate. Today, fewer than 30 percent of college and university teachers are tenured or on tenure tracks, and signs point to a future where professors will disappear. --from publisher description.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA884198 bnb
Uk
Universities and colleges--Faculty.--United States
College teachers--Professional relationships--United States.
College teachers--Tenure--United States.
Humanities--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Electronic books.
LB2331.72 / .D66 2008eb LD571 / .B743 no.674eb
378.1/21