Karen Nguyen
ASA 002 A02 – Week 10
June 4, 2017
The
Future of Higher Education
The
future of higher education seems really bleak for women and people of color. As
universities become more and more corporate, marginalized groups are receiving the
short end of the stick. For example, people of marginalized groups, who have
all the necessary qualifications, if not more, are passed up for less qualified
people when it comes to tenure positions. Furthermore, those who speak up for
themselves receive repercussions such as isolation from their fellow peers. All
of this and more are addressed in the book “Introduction to Fight the Tower.” The
book has actual accounts from people working in high education and their
experiences in it. No words are barred and all the accounts are brutally
honest. All of this would have surprised me before taking ASA 002 as these
things are hidden. However, now I am not surprised. The more and more I learn,
the more corruption I see in higher education and nothing else. I know there is
hope as more and more people are speaking out and are telling their stories,
but I feel that significant change will not be coming anytime soon. The book
also goes in depth about how all is not lost despite me being unable to really
see it.
Question
What do big event do you think needs to happen for
the entire nation to know about what is going on and take action?
References
Valverde, K., &
Dariotis, W. (n.d.). The Time to Fight
is Now” 1 : When Asian American Women in Academia Go Rogue.
Blumsohn, A. (n.d.).
Retrieved June 04, 2017, from
http://scientific-misconduct.blogspot.com/2007/05/important-book-corporate-corruption-of.html
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