Posted to Marxmail by a U. of Minnesota student:
It would also be interesting to see the class background of most of the
students themselves. As tuition prices shoot up, I'm guessing that
eliminates more of the students from the working and lower classes.
also,
The result is that the new corporate university seeks to jettison many of
the > traditional manifestations of higher education, such as tenure,
academic freedom, and shared governance, and replace them with a business
model of management and more adjunct faculty who are viewed as mere employees.
-The proletarianization of the faculty. It would also be interesting at
the same time to find out if there's any attempts at unionization of the
faculty.
The University of Minnesota is going through similar processes. The prices
of tuition have increased massively in the last couple of years. In
addition, the General College on campus, which was won in the 30's from
the labor struggles and admits a lot of the kids from the poorer areas of
the city, is being shut down. Also, a deal was signed with Coca-Cola
giving it exclusive rights to sell on campus. As we know, Coke is engaged
in massive human rights violations in Colombia. In addition, there is talk
of exanding the University into the nearby neighborhood, which is home to
a very large Somali and Ethiopian community, a Co-operative grocery store,
a Co-op restaurant, and a generally nice area.
