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Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by jamesrovira

jamesrovira — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:56:46 +0000

Reblogged this on James Rovira and commented: Prof. Beni Balak's thoughts on how profit is killing higher education in the U.S. Timely and important. Bottom line: "So let’s start with what for-profits are broadly. Everyone likes to tell me the joke about how “aren’t all colleges for profit; he he” Trust me I’ve heard that one. Yes, we all increasingly participate in profit seeking activities but the difference lies in what one can do with that profit: it’s the difference between profit-taking versus reinvestment."

Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by jamesrovira

jamesrovira — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:10:48 +0000

Great stuff.

Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by tressiemc22

tressiemc22 — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:42:07 +0000

I appreciate y’all appreciating the old school approach.

Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by VanessaVaile

VanessaVaile — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:09 +0000

same here… no charts, videos, graphic. Just words and story. What a relief Great post too. I read Aaron Bady’s yesterday. Now this one. Gobsmacked

Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by Why Does the Market Not Serve the Interests of Human Beings? | Notes on a Theory...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:17:48 +0000

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Comment on Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel by lulaneith

lulaneith — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:21:54 +0000

Thanks for ‘transcribing’. I agree about the written word.

Comment on Talking MOOCs and 4profits at UC Irvine by Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:13 +0000

And this: “we cannot wall off inequality” … And we can’t wall off K-12 either.

Comment on Talking MOOCs and 4profits at UC Irvine by Beth

Beth — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:10 +0000

This: “We thought we could send our kids to good schools and never have to reckon with how they benefit from someone else’s inability to attend those good schools.”

Comment on Blanket “Don’t Go To Graduate School!” Advice Ignores Race and Reality? by Ruth

Ruth — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:21:20 +0000

Wonderful piece. Very timely I am applying to PHD programs this fall and I can’t seem to decide between history, political science, international relations or sociology. One of my main worries is that I won’t get into any program. You sound like you know your field really well could you speak to the type of subjects that are studied in sociology. and perhaps a little about your own journal to PHD? I happened to go to my Prof today and he told me flat out that because of my low income background perhaps it was better if I just settle for an MA. If you could shed any light on the matter I would appreciate it. Thank you again for the wonderful piece.

Comment on Different Bodies & Different Lives In Academia: Why The Rules Aren’t The Same For Everyone by Revived: Brief Advice For Current Graduate Students | my sociology

Revived: Brief Advice For Current Graduate Students | my sociology — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:11:25 +0000

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