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001 2008003062
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008 080122s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aLB2331.72$b.D66 2008
050 14 $aLD571$b.B743 no.674
082 00 $a378.1/21$222
100 1 $aDonoghue, Frank,$d1958-
245 14 $aThe last professors :$bthe corporate university and the fate of the humanities /$cFrank Donoghue.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFordham University Press,$c2008.
300 $axix, 180 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index.
505 0 $aRhetoric, history, and the problems of the humanities -- Competing in Academia -- The erosion of tenure -- Professors of the future -- Prestige and prestige envy.
520 $aTaking 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
650 0 $aUniversities and colleges$zUnited States$xFaculty.
650 0 $aCollege teachers$xProfessional relationships$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCollege teachers$xTenure$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHumanities$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$zUnited States.