Gentrifying the University and Disempowering the Professoriate: Professionalizing Academic Administr

The gentrification of the university depends on the technocratic erosion of shared governance in the name of efficiency and productivity. [...] Policies that push students to graduate more quickly, that increase the appearance of competitiveness of the institution, or that limit the costs of academic units and programs make these administrators look good on paper and make the university more appealing to foundations and donors. [...] Gentrification of the California State University System The twenty-three campuses of the California State University constitute the largest public higher education system in the United States. [...] AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom 4 Volume Eleven Both the UC and CSU systems are being reshaped by some of the wider political conditions affecting higher education across the country—public disinvestment in education and skyrocketing tuition costs, leading to the growing dependence of colleges and university on philanthropic and foundation funding and the willingness of students to accrue debt. [...] The growing unionization of college and university campuses and the increasing diversity of faculty, staff, and students can lead to more equity on and off campus and help create a movement for equity and investment in higher education and for student and faculty participation in the major decisions affecting their campuses.