January-February 2011
Volume 97, Number 1
Contents
Features
Academic Freedom and the Corporate University
By Jennifer Washburn
Stronger faculty governance and standards can protect independent research.
Human Rights, Academic Freedom, and Offshore Academics
By Andrew Ross
The rush to create universities abroad can come at a high cost.
Defending Academic Freedom in the Age of Garcetti
By Joan DelFattore
Clear university policies can help faculty members defend basic academic freedoms.
The Ivory Ceiling of Service Work
By Joya Misra, Jennifer Hickes Lundquist, Elissa Holmes, and Stephanie Agiomavritis
Women associate professors provide more service and get promoted more slowly.
A Midcareer Feminist Reflection
By Renata Kobetts Miller
Women’s majority status in the humanities brings obligations.
Labor Pains in the Academy
By Lisa M. Tillmann
Inside each of us are many lives competing to be lived.
How to Publish without Financially Perishing
By Rodney P. Mock, Arline Savage, and Mark G. Simkin
Authors are increasingly responsible for defending themselves against lawsuits.
Nota Bene
Report on Controversial Personnel Decisions
By Anita Levy
Mass Layoffs Rescinded at Florida State
By Jordan E. Kurland
AAUP Union Chapter Wins “Fair Share”
By Jenn Nichols
Faculty in Action at Bowie State
By Gwendolyn Bradley
Academic Professionals To Conduct Survey
By Gary Rhoades
AAUP Governance Conference Draws Overflow Crowd
By Gwendolyn Bradley
Columns
From the Editor: Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
By Cat Warren
Faculty Forum: Assessment Metaphors We Live By
By Kristina Deffenbacher
From the President: The Last Chance
By Cary Nelson
From the General Secretary: Countering The Fear
By Gary Rhoades
Book Reviews
Academic Mercantilism, Militarism, and Managerialism
Reviewed by Ira Braus
The University as a Sacred Space
Reviewed by Robert Engvall
A Novel Departure
Reviewed by Isaac Sweeney