Hakan Topal on the Corporatization and 'Administrification' of American Art Schools
Art professor Hakan Topal argues that the rampant corporatization and 'administrification' of American higher education has turned students into consumers and faculty into disgruntled workers. Between 1976 and 2011, administrative jobs grew 369% while full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty grew only 23%. Topal's opinion piece, published by Hyperallergic, examines the financialization of universities and its impact on art schools, calling for a reckoning with the crisis. The article is introduced by editor-in-chief Hakim Bishara.
Key facts
- Between 1976 and 2011, admin jobs at American universities grew 369%.
- Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty grew only 23% in the same period.
- Hakan Topal is an art professor who wrote the opinion piece.
- The piece was published by Hyperallergic.
- Hakim Bishara is the editor-in-chief of Hyperallergic.
- Topal criticizes the 'administrification' and financialization of higher education.
- Students are treated as paying customers.
- Administrators' primary job is to manage discontent.
Entities
Artists
- Hakan Topal
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
Locations
- United States