{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-faculty-paperback","title":"The Fall of the Faculty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, \"deanlets\"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of the Faculty\u003c\/em\u003e examines the fallout of rampant administrative blight that now plagues the nation's universities. In the past decade, universities have added layers of administrators and staffers to their payrolls every year even while laying off full-time faculty in increasing numbers--ostensibly because of budget cuts. In a further irony, many of the newly minted--and non-academic--administrators are career managers who downplay the importance of teaching and research, as evidenced by their tireless advocacy for a banal \"life skills\" curriculum. Consequently, students are denied a more enriching educational experience--one defined by intellectual rigor. Ginsberg also reveals how the legitimate grievances of minority groups and liberal activists, which were traditionally championed by faculty members, have, in the hands of administrators, been reduced to chess pieces in a game of power politics. By embracing initiatives such as affirmative action, the administration gained favor with these groups and legitimized a thinly cloaked gambit to bolster their power over the faculty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs troubling as this trend has become, there are ways to reverse it. \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of the Faculty \u003c\/em\u003eoutlines how we can revamp the system so that real educators can regain their voice in curriculum policy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Ginsberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for the Study of American Government, and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eDownsizing Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Government: Power and Purpose\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWe the People: An Introduction to American Politics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754035183904,"sku":"9780199975433","price":78.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d52553d164b617a9803a8b6eb8e0dc3d.webp?v=1780031901","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-faculty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}