2. The Permanent and the Contingent

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Note on Interview Confidentiality vii
4. Preface: This Is How You Kill a Profession ix
5. 1. What the Brochures Don’t Tell You 1
6. 2. The Permanent and the Contingent 19
7. 3. Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum 31
8. 4. Building the Contingent Workforce 51
9. 5. If We Don’t Pay Teachers, Why Is My Tuition So High? 69
10. 6. The Comforts of Those inside the Castle 101
11. 7. Hapless Bystanders 115
12. 8. What to Do? 137
13. Aftermath: Life in Exile 157
14. Appendix A. Tracking the Elements of Culture Change 165
15. Appendix B. The Academic Career Calibration Protocol 175
16. Acknowledgments 185
17. Notes 187
18. Bibliography 195
19. Index 209