ABSTRACT

Know what academic freedom is? Or what it's come to mean? What's affirmative about affirmative action these days? Think you're up on the problem of sexual harassment on campus? Or know how much the university depends on part-time faculty?

Academic Keywords is a witty, informed, and sometimes merciless assessment of today's campus, an increasingly corporatized institution that may have bitten off more than its administration is ready to chew. Cary Nelson and Steve Watt use the format of a dictionary to present stories and reflections on some of the most pressing issues affecting higher education in America. From the haphazard treatment of graduate students to the use and abuse of faculty (as well as abuses commited by faculty), Nelson and Watt present a compelling and, at times, enraging report on the state of the campus.

part |2 pages

ACADEMIC KEYWORDS TheDictionary

chapter |60 pages

AAcademic Departments

chapter |22 pages

CCafeterias (»kaf\«tire¤\z)

chapter |29 pages

DDebt («det)

chapter |4 pages

EElectronic Mail (\ )

chapter |21 pages

FFaculty (»fak\lte¤)

chapter |4 pages

GGraduate Student Unions («graj(\)w\ )

chapter |3 pages

JThe Job System (th\ «ja‹b «sist\ )

part |2 pages

LLobbying («la‹be¤i˜)

chapter |20 pages

MMentoring («menÚto )

chapter |4 pages

OOutsourcing («aut »so¤(\)rsÚi˜)

chapter |22 pages

PPart-Time Faculty («par|t »«t

chapter |7 pages

RResearch («re¤»s\rch)

chapter |25 pages

TTeaching («te¤chi˜)

chapter |3 pages

YYuppies («y\Úpe¤z)