American professors and their society.

From: Change | Date: July 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Signs of the Times: Journal entries from my second and third weeks on the job as director of AAHE's Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards:

-A former university president sends a paper advocating a "revolution in university governance."

-A senior scientist and former provost wonders why faculty have accepted a positivist, production-oriented culture that leaves little time for reflection, for relationships outside a small circle of fellow specialists, or for professional service to one's community or to society at large.

-Two senior humanists from different universities ...

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