Section A01
Oct 11, 2015
Blog 4
In "Why We Should Fear University, Inc.", author
Frederik deBoer delves into the idea of corporatization in higher education.
deBoer explains how universities are starting to operate like corporations:
revolving almost all aspects of school around monetary reasons and protecting
themselves at all costs (even if that means the students have to take the short
end of the stick). "A Tale of Two Campuses" by Alan Markow both
demonstrate and refute the idea of university as just another business by
observing how two different universities, UC Berkeley and UC Davis, reacted to
the Occupy Movement. While Berkeley announced the Middle Class Access plan,
which would greatly reduce the education fees of middle class families, Davis
decided to emphasize the damage done by students participating in the movement.
Although Berkeley's reaction can show how universities may also have the
students' interests in mind, Davis' response and even the infamous pepper spray
incident demonstrate how administrators tend to protect themselves and their
precious profit at all costs, even if it results in the physical abuse of
students.
Question: How can students tackle the corporatization of
universities without having to go through administration?
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