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Monday, October 31, 2011

Speaker and Discussion, "Fall of the Faculty," at Case, Thursday Nov. 3

Benjamin Ginsberg. David Bernstein Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, will be talking on "The Fall Of The Faculty: Governing Universities in the 21st Century," at 4:30 in Clark Hall 309 (full details are attached),  In his new book The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters, Ben Ginsberg argues that new patterns of governance threaten universities’ missions.  He traces and explains the pursuit of power that, he argues, has led to ever-increasing administrative staff creating make-work that raises costs and impedes the real work of the university.  It’s a controversial argument in the best of ways: it raises important questions and offers ideas that require discussion. 



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