An edition of The lost soul of higher education
(2010)
The lost soul of higher education
corporatization, the assault on academic freedom, and the end of the American university
by Ellen Schrecker
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Schrecker, the leading historian of the McCarthy-era witch hunts, examines both the key fronts in the present battles over higher ed, and their historical parallels in previous eras--offering a deeply-researched chronicle of the challenges to academic freedom, set against the rapidly changing structure of the academy itself.
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
New Press,
Distributed by Perseus Distribution
Language
English
Pages
300
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The lost soul of higher education: corporatization, the assault on academic freedom, and the end of the American university
2010, New Press, Distributed by Perseus Distribution
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in English
1595584005 9781595584007
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Table of Contents
"Official duties" : Juan Hong and the crisis of the university
"So fragile and so indispensable" : what is academic freedom and why should we care about it?
Academic freedom under attack : subversives, squeaky wheels, and "special obligations"
"Part of the struggle" : faculties confront the 1960s
"A long-range and difficult project" : the backlash against the 1960s
"Patterns of misconduct" : Ward Churchill and academic freedom after 9/11
"Tough choices" : the changing structure of higher education
"Under our noses: : restructuring the academic profession
"Everything is on the table" : the academy's response to the Great Recession.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-279) and index.
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