More on Goldstein's article and Corporate U from _The Chronicle of Higher Education_
When I returned home last night, I found my print copy of the latest _Chronicle of Higher Education_ in my mailbox (October 22, 2010 for the record). I was pleased to discover that its supplement devoted to "The Making of Corporate U" included the essay which I posted to Hasafran yesterday. The print version runs from B12-B13. I enjoyed rereading it on the train this morning along withcontributions regarding metric accountability, commercializing institutions, and the over-adoption of corporate paradigms. What I could not read, however, was the running commentary on Goldstein's diatribe against the homogenizing of collections and clouding of professional objectives. For that you will want to access Goldstein's "Library Inc." online : http://chronicle.com/article/Library-Inc/124915/. Also well-worth reading is Marvin Lazerson's commentary "How we got there" : http://chronicle.com/article/The-Making-of-Corporate-U/124913/ pp. B5-B6 and Henry A. Giroux's "Lessons from Paulo Freire" : http://chronicle.com/article/Lessons-From-Paulo-Freire/124910/ [premium content; subscription required] pp. B15-B16. The former reviews some of the key societal trends that have combined to create Corporate U. The latter recaps Freire's major contributions to 20th Century higher education. Freire is considered to be the Brazilian father of "critical Pedagogy" and Giroux suggests that these very insights should be applied to help academe return to its critical mandate of preparing young people to be inquisitive, responsible adults in democratic society. Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross Stephanie Gross, MLS Chair, AJL Mentoring Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033 T: 212.960.5442 Skype: stephanie.l.gross E: mailto:gr...@yu.edu; ajlmentor...@gmail.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
