On Sep 30, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Jon Awbrey wrote: > Here is a paper that summarizes the issues of academic capitalism: > > Susan M. Awbrey, > Making the 'Invisible Hand' Visible: > The Case for Dialogue About Academic Capitalism > http://www2.oakland.edu/oujournal/files/5_Awbrey.pdf > > I fear that the situation has grown far worse since the time that > paper was written, but it depresses me too much to talk about it, > so I'll just leave it at that until I recover some trace of hope. > > Regards, > > Jon
The situation continues to erode, but with the economic situation as it is, I predict that the speed at which it degrades will become exponential. First let me say that after almost 30 years with the academy, I must selfishly and smugly say that I greatly look forward to retirement in six years. Now I offer the <big sigh> because I believe that the events that are in motion here are irreversible. Frankly, I place the blame on administrators. There is no longer any academic leadership. There is leadership, but it is business leadership and there is a difference. In fact, many might argue that business leadership is what will save academe, but the reality is that academic leadership could have if there had been any. Also, the academy as we now know it, or knew it, will hardly survive the rescue. I could go on, but I wonder if others agree. Harley --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the PEIRCE-L listserv. To remove yourself from this list, send a message to [email protected] with the line "SIGNOFF PEIRCE-L" in the body of the message. To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected]
