Homo-Prestigious? University Status and the Academic Career
Stephanie Beyer, Visiting Scholar from Germany and resident at the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley
Matrix is located on the 8th floor of Barrows Hall, on the UC Berkeley campus, near Telegraph and Bancroft Avenues, just up the hill from Sather Gate. There are entrances at both ends of the building, but only one of the elevators on the eastern side goes directly to the 8th floor. You can alternatively take the stairs to the 7th floor and walk up the stairs.
Rankings have a long tradition in the U.S. academic system has been described as a caste system in which faculty are recruited from the most elite universities. Prestige not only shapes the institution itself, but also the visions of academics.
In this talk, Stephanie Beyer, Visiting Scholar from Germany and resident at Center for Studies in Higher Education, will present her dissertation, “Homo-Prestigious? University Status and the Academic Career”. Beyer analyzes how departmental prestige affects the perception of professors and PhD students; she investigates how distinctions among institutions shape different career trajectories and academic perceptions, includinng their views on autonomy, rankings, and competition for funding. Beyer applies a mixed-methods approach using geometrical data analysis and interviews conducted with faculty and PhD candidates from different prestigious departments.
Join the conversation as we discuss the relationship between university status and the academic career. Lunch will be served. This event is presented in partnership with the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE).