Monthly Archives: March, 2012
Project Rose: What Language Says About Legitimacy
You may or may not know that my own research is concerned with the legitimacy of for-profit higher education, particularly what that legitimacy means for outcomes and structural opportunity. So … Continue reading
The Devil You Don’t Know…
NOTE: This is previously published. I continue to migrate former content to the site. I still stand by this one even as I work to figure out how to address … Continue reading
The Politics of Profit: Former Republican Congressman Joins For-Profit Industry
Inside Higher Ed reported this week: Steve Gunderson is determined to stay positive as the leader of for-profit colleges’ primary trade group. It won’t be easy. The former Republican … Continue reading
The IFC Helps Private Equity Expand Into Global HigherEd “Markets”
Today’s interesting tidbit comes from University World News: “Today’s globalised world requires high quality and relevance of post-secondary education…to ensure that youth have the necessary soft and hard skills and … Continue reading
Is College For Everyone?
That was the question the NY Times asked this week: This week, the Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that it was snobbish to think that everyone should aspire to … Continue reading
A Flashback Inspired by Occupy Education
I wrote the following last summer and I continue to stand by it. It’s radical. It’s a little crazy. It is most definitely illegal. In short, it’s a reflection of … Continue reading
We Hear Dog Whistles, Too: Barack, Trayvon, and Vivian*
For a long time Vivian would not, could not, let herself believe. My mother is an old school civil rights, community-organizing soldier. She registered people to vote in the 60s, … Continue reading →