Acknowledging Philanthropy in Faculty Work: A New Approach to Understanding the Professoriate

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

How much time, energy, and expertise do faculty “owe” to their constituent communities: colleagues, students, institutions, disciplinary peers, the public? How are these responsibilities measured—by whom for what purposes? A case has been made for regarding significant aspects of faculty work as an act of philanthropy—“voluntary action for the public good.” Developing the distinctions that separate what faculty do as part of their jobs and what they do as voluntary donors of their talents beyond what they owe may offer a new perspective on framing faculty work. In this interactive symposium, attendees will discuss three avenues for exploring the concept of faculty work as philanthropy and assess their usefulness.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development

Chair

• Genevieve Shaker, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

Papers

• Do Faculty Use a Portion of Their Time Philanthropically? - Thomas F. Nelson Laird, Indiana University

• Is Unrewarded Civic-Engagement Work Philanthropic? - William M. Plater, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis; Richard Turner, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

• Are Full-Time Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Philanthropically Motivated? - Genevieve Shaker, Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis

Discussant

• Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University