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Lewis, Lionel Stanley was born on July 29, 1933 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
( During the early years of the cold war, concerns about...)
During the early years of the cold war, concerns about communist, radical, or left-wing faculty in American institutions of higher learning were widespread. Now available in paperback, this is the first extensive study of how academic administrators responded to these public concerns, the underlying issues, and what accounted for which faculty members became victims of the cold war on campus. Lewis looks closely at controversies on fifty-eighth colleges and universities during the period from 1946 to 1956. He finds that in general the cold war on campuses was fought out over issues of academic freedom rather than political ideology. In fact, only a handful of faculty were members of the Communist party, and there is nothing to suggest that even this minority was involved in conspiratorial activities, sabotage, or other activities that resulted in civil unrest. What then explains what happened on American campuses during this period? The central argument of Cold War on Campus is that political considerations were important in .determining who was picked out and labeled, and whose career was threatened; but after that, political considerations played hardly any role in how matters on campus developed and were resolved.
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( Following in the tradition of Thorstein Veblen's Higher...)
Following in the tradition of Thorstein Veblen's Higher Learning in America, Lionel S. Lewis has amassed solid evidence to support his conclusions about what leads to success in Scaling the Ivory Tower. As background to his consideration of academic freedom, sexism, merit, tenure, and other such highly charged subjects, Lewis examines the attitudes of those in universities toward academic qualification. The modern rule of thumb has become publish or perish. According to Lewis, however, research and publication may not be such prime considerations after all. Two thought-provoking chapters are devoted to an examination of letters of recommendation as important factors in hiring and promoting in the academic world. Lewis also scrutinizes academic freedom cases from the archives of the American Association of University Professors. Other intriguing issues examined by Lewis are: how spouses and significant others factor into whether or not a professor gets a promotion; a typical day in the life, both academic and personal, of a professor; how the celebrity syndrome has spread to campus; discrimination against women; and bureaucracy as a contributing factor to campus unrest. In the new introduction, Lewis affirms that the most apparent changes in higher education since Scaling the Ivory Tower was initially published have actually made the campus less meritocratic, and less a place where quality academic work is recognized and rewarded. One contributing factor is the necessity to consider age, gender, ethnicity, and race in personnel decisions. Because many on campus are convinced that academic life can only be improved when the demographics of faculty reflect those in the larger society, departments are routinely expected to explain why they did not fill an opening with someone from an underrepresented group. While showing some irreverence toward academia, Scaling the Ivory Tower should also provoke sober consideration of where our colleges and universities are headed. This is a significant volume for university administrators, academics, and graduate students.
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Lewis, Lionel Stanley was born on July 29, 1933 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with honors, Washington University, 1957; Master of Arts in Sociology, Cornell Univercity, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Yale University, 1961.
Assistant professor sociology, U. Nevada, Reno, 1961-1963; assistant professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1963-1967; associate professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1967-1973; director graduate studies, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971-1972, 94-95; professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1971-1972, 94-; chairman, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1988-1991.
( During the early years of the cold war, concerns about...)
( Following in the tradition of Thorstein Veblen's Higher...)
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With United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American Sociological Association. Member American Association of University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ann Winifred Herman, November 9, 1962. Children: Peter, Andrew.