State of the Art Conference discusses
the academic profession
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In collaboration with the Department of Sociology, the Institute hosted a conference discussing the future of the academic profession. The conference, entitled "Wither the American Academic Profession? Its Changing Forms and Functions," took place in Meigs Hall April 25-26. Presenters are listed below, along with their presentation topics.
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"The Professoriate's Perilous Path: Does Whither Mean Wither?"
Jack H. Schuster, Claremont Graduate University
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"Structural Change in Faculty Roles at Research Universities"
Roger L. Geiger, Penn State University
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"On the Trail toward Tenure: Organizational Outcomes of Assistant Professors"
Lowell Hargens, University of Washington
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"The Socialization of Future Faculty in a Changing Context: Traditions, Challenges, and Possibilities"
Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University
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"Learning Profession: Transforming Contexts of Professors' Scholarly Learning"
Anna Neumann & Katie Mehan Conway, Columbia University
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"'Infotainment' and the Arcane: Student and Faculty Expectations of Professorial Roles in the Era of Massification"
Patrick Crane, University of Georgia
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"Whose Educational Space is it? Negotiating Professional Jurisdiction in the High Tech Academy"
Gary Rhoades, University of Arizona
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"Time, Space, and Technology: Implications of Technological Change in the Academic Profession"
David R. Johnson, University of Georgia
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"No College Student Left Behind? The Case for Professionalizing the College Teaching Function"
Steven Brint, University of California, Riverside
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"The Snowbird Environmental Research Charrette: An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Collaboration"
Edward J. Hackett, Arizona State University
Diana Rhoten, Social Science Research Council
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"Faculty Malfeasance in Graduate Training and Mentoring"
John M. Braxton, Vanderbilt University
Alan E. Bayer, Virginia Tech University
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"Academic Freedom in the Neoliberal State"
Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia