A review by saintdoormatius
The Fall of the Faculty by Benjamin Ginsberg

2.0

As a humanities professor at a two-year college, I agree with Ginsberg's central conceit and overview here. However, his binary approach to administration vs. faculty, and demeaning tone (such as the constant use of the terms "deanling" and "deanlet") are dismissive and, ultimately, only reinforce the stereotypes of such positions...and by extension, reinforces the division between the two. I am currently in the throes of watching my own institution fall apart due to administrative overreach and a complete lack of shared governance with faculty, yet I find the approach here far too combative and blithe to be of any help, unfortunately.