Review of "Faculty Lounges"

Frank Gannon over at the Wall Street Journal (see here) has a review of the new book Faculty Lounges by Naomi Schaefer Riley.  Ms. Riley is well known for her strong opinions.  About the book, Mr. Gannon says:

In "The Faculty Lounges," Naomi Schaefer Riley, a former member of the Journal's editorial-page staff, takes up the question of academic tenure—what it was intended to be, what abuses it now invites and whether it is a good idea at all. Along the way she addresses vital questions about higher education in America and its future—indeed, about the very idea of a university.

In the book, according to Mr. Gannon, the pervasive use of adjuncts is given a serious look.

One administrator noted that "Wal-Mart is a more honest employer of part-time employees than are most colleges and universities" and admitted that adjunct teachers are a "highly educated working poor." 

Although I'm not usually a fan of Ms. Riley's work, I may have to read this one.