The lost soul of higher education : corporatization, the assault on academic freedom, and the end of the American university / Ellen Schrecker.
By: Schrecker, Ellen
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Publisher: New York : New Press, c2010Description: x, 290 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781595584007 :; 1595584005 :.Subject(s): Academic freedom -- United States | Universities and colleges -- United States | Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States | Business and education -- United States| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | LC 72.2 .S36 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5015645 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-279) and index.
"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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