Sunday, January 27, 2019

Sadaf Sadiq-Section 3-Week 4

Sadaf Sadiq
Section 3
Week 4 Reading
The theme of this week's reading seems to be centered on accusations against universities, whistleblowing, and the corporatization of higher education. Since attending this class, I have gained a new understanding of the politics that come into play in regards to running this nation's universities. Every since attending a UC, I knew that campuses cared more about profit and partnerships rather than serving the students, which could be seen through elevated prices of common materials in the bookstore, the price of meals at the dining commons, and online textbooks that require access. The articles we read however, opened my eyes to how long universities had been controlling and shaping campuses to benefit themselves and not students as a priority. In “A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis Respond to Occupy Movements”, I was astonished to see how UC Davis treated their students. I had always thought other campuses were more prone to treating their students unfairly, but I saw Davis as an inclusive campus that really supported its students. Yet, at the end of the day, UC Davis wrote us off as “causing $8,500 in expenses” (Markow 2011). Instead of taking a stance of addressing the issue, the University completely glazed over the purpose of the protests and wrote it off as students up to know good. What was even more infuriating is the fact that the money they used to clean up was most likely from the students themselves. Universities need to rethink their partnerships and realize that without students, they wouldn’t even have the funding to engage with other business and corporations that they are using against us.

Question: What happened to Amy Joy’s report of whistleblowing?


References:
Markow, A. (2011). A Tale of Two Campuses: Berkeley and Davis respond to Occupy Movements. Activism, California, Education.
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