The Last Professors.
The Bookwatch • July, 2008 • The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the
Fate of the Humanities
The Last Professors
Frank Donoghue
Fordham University Press
University Box L, 2546 Belmont, Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
9780823228607, $22.00, www.fordhampress.com
Today's world is full of corporations where engineering and
business sense are the top values in employees. Higher Education, as
such, has turned to teaching these aspects. "The Last Professors:
The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities" is a look
at the victims of this turn, the college professors. With the fall of
the liberal arts and modern emphasis on efficiency, the days of the
tenured professor are looking grim as the world changes too fast for a
long term career as a college level instructor to be a viable option.
"The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the
Humanities" is a scholarly examination of a serious academic shift,
highly recommended for community and college library social issues
collections.
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