Tag: Higher education
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Rethinking the ‘Indian International Student Crisis’
In downtown Toronto, whether it’s the chime of an app alert or the hum of two wheels weaving through rush-hour traffic, the faces you see delivering food, stocking shelves, and … Keep reading »
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Higher Education in the Time of Fascist Plague
The horrors of fascism have returned, not as ghosts, but as a plague, fueled by racial hatred and historical amnesia, infiltrating schools, universities, and the public sphere through state violence, … Keep reading »
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Pedagogies of Repression: Ford, Trump and the War on Education
Analyses of fascism too often fixate on its most spectacular expressions: staggering inequality, systemic racism, the militarization of daily life, unbridled corruption, monopolistic control of the media, and the concentration … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism’s Plague: The Erosion of Conscience in Education
Neoliberalism is a systemic force of political, economic, and cultural violence, fostering despair while obliterating any vision of justice, solidarity, or care. Keep reading »
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Fighting for a Better Deal and a Better University: Obstacles and Possibilities for Workers in Ontario’s Higher Education Sector
I write as a rank-and-file member of CUPE 3903 at York University, Toronto, who works as a teaching assistant. Our recent round of bargaining and strike action has underscored some … Keep reading »
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As Classes Start, Universities Begin A New Wave Of Repression of Palestine Solidarity
University administrators are unleashing a fresh wave of attacks to discipline the Pro-Palestine movement. These draconian measures show the links between universities and the Zionist interests of the bipartisan regime. … Keep reading »
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Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University
[Content Warning: The following statement references police violence and racism, colonialism, imperialism, and anti-Indigenous racism. — YFS] On June 5, 2024, York University students launched the York Popular University for … Keep reading »
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Poisoning the American Mind: Student Protests in the Age of the New McCarthyism
We live in an age of increased disasters and encroaching fascism. This is a historical moment marked by a systemic attempt by an emerging authoritarianism to disable language and dissent … Keep reading »
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Instead of ‘Civil Discourse’ We Have Civil Terror
Last week, the CBC ran an interview on its flagship program, The Current, with Randy Boyagoda, a professor at the University of Toronto (U of T). Dr Boyagoda is neither … Keep reading »
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University of California Comes to a Standstill as Academic Workers Strike
A militant labor strike by workers at ten UC campuses comes after the state university system failed to offer compensation commensurate to the cost of living in California. Keep reading »
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Financialization, Inequality and the University
The university sector in Britain has been hit by a momentous series of inter-linked strikes since 2018. Led by the University and College Union (UCU), representing some 110,000 staff, the … Keep reading »
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The Workings of Commodified Education
Under the neoliberal accumulation regime, a shift takes place in the internal dynamics of the educational system. Insofar as public education is either privatized or forced to operate along competitive … Keep reading »