Roundtable: Criticisms of Academia

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Overview

Criticisms of academia are on the rise. In this roundtable, we consider which criticisms have some merit—and which don’t—and what steps scholars and/or universities might take in response to real problems as well as common misperceptions.

Section

• 01. Program Chairs

Chair

• Elizabeth Suhay, American University

Participants

• David C. Barker, American University

• Matthew Grossmann, Michigan State University

• Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University

• Paula D. McClain, Duke University

• Thomas Merrill, American University

• Alvin Bernard Tillery, Northwestern University