How the University Works
Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation
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Author
Contributions
- Cary Nelson (Foreword) - Contributor
Publication
2008 - New York University Press
Language
English
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehowuniversitywor00bous
- Internet Archivehowuniversitywor00bous_545
- Internet Archivehowuniversitywor0000bous
- ISBN-139780814799758
- ISBN-100814799752
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- Goodreads1797115
- LibraryThing4791311
- Library of Congress Control Number2007029790
- OCLC Control Number156975305
- Better World Books9780814799758
- Open LibraryOL11354814M
Classifications
- LCCLB2334.B58 2007
- LCCLB2334 .B58 2008
Description
As much as we think we know about the modern university, very little has been said about what it's like to work there. Instead of the high-wage, high-profit world of “knowledge work,” most campus employees - including the vast majority of faculty - really work in the low-wage, low-profit sphere of the service economy. Tenure-track positions are at an all-time low, with adjuncts and graduate students teaching the majority of courses. This super-exploited corps of disposable workers commonly earn fewer than $16,000 annually, without benefits, teaching as many as eight classes per year. Even undergraduates are being exploited as a low-cost, disposable workforce.
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- How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation
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