Re: Re: The wealth effect in academia

["ann li" <annzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert,

Even in my dual career path as dean and adjunct faculty, I wouldn't disagree
with your points since it shares the core I assume of David Noble's argument
as well. However, since I am a 'technologically proficient substitute", I
await more aristocratic unions like the AAUP figuring out that if they can
work out status, load issues and credentialing, that getting the heterodox
economic and political sphere expanded can be facilitated electronically
though distance ed. But I am sufficiently jaded to sense that a University
of Phoenix branch that resembles a University of Beijing or Moscow is far
off.

Yes, I know where the technological  and cultural vanguard went in the
revolution, a lot like the Constructivist title graphics in "Enemy at the
Gates": Window(95/98/NT/ME) dressing.


Ann


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Manning" <ccnation@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 3:33 AM
>Subject: [PEN-L:9324] Re: The wealth effect in academia


> Careful Michael,
>
>     A variant of this argument was used in the 70s and 80s to contain the
> rising politicization of the academic reserve army of labor as TAs sought
to
> organize and establish collective bargaining agreements.  Higher Ed
> management responded that the demographic aging of the academic labor
force
> obviated the need for future junior faculty to organize unions since there
> would be so many jobs and career options available due to the exodus of
the
> soon to be retired senior faculty.  Of course, we know what happened after
> the movement was broken.   A process of academic specialization in
teaching
> standardized courses (de-skilling) and replacement of full-time faculty
with
> older and more experienced TAs who graduated into often lower paying jobs
> than their assistantships! So much for the rewards of accumulating human
> capital!
>
>       Imagine how Deans are salivating over the prospect of replacing
> voluntarily retiring senior faculty with on-line courses "supervised" by
> adjunct faculty!  What an optimal time with the prevailing social
structure
> of accumulation facilitating the replacement of experienced workers with
> technologically proficient substitutes!
>
>      bob manning
>      rmanning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> >From: Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [PEN-L:9305] The wealth effect in academia
> >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:19:21 -0800
> >
> >Some time ago, some people here were
> >expressing some skepticism about the
> >wealth effect.  I went to faculty party
> >about a year and a half ago in which the
> >main topic of conversation was: "what
> >are you going to retire?"  Since the
> >stock market has backed off, a good
> >number of these people have rescinded
> >their intention to retire notices.
> >
> >I assume that these delays will put a
> >damper on the prospects of the
> >corresponding number of graduate
> >students.
> >
> >--
> >
> >Michael Perelman
> >Economics Department
> >California State University
> >Chico, CA 95929
> >
> >Tel. 530-898-5321
> >E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
>
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