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This month’s Higher Education newsletter features frontline efforts to transform the university—from a space that reproduces inequality to an institution that promotes democracy. An article by Aparna Gopalan illuminates the struggle against casteism in US workplaces, and how academic labor unions are in a prime position to tackle caste oppression. An article by NPQ’s Economic Justice Editor, Rithika Ramamurthy, overviews the surge of the graduate worker labor movement across private universities last year, and why these institutions are fighting against unionization. Next, we take an in-depth look at how universities hoard wealth through land ownership—and what can be done to redistribute resources to local communities. Our last feature proposes how to rebuild the university into a democratic institution for the public good.
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Caste, like race, is reproduced through economic, social, and political oppression. Recent anti-caste activism in US labor unions—including higher education unions—shows that working people rising up is one of the best weapons against casteism. Read more…
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Working at wealthy schools while earning low wages, graduate students at NYU, Harvard, Columbia, and elsewhere take their issues to the picket lines. Read more…
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Universities have benefitted greatly from their nonprofit tax exemption. But to be agents of equity, rather than gentrification, community accountability is required. Read more…
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Truth be told, many if not most universities have lost their way, embracing private gain and economic advancement over what are supposed to be their core purposes of educating ethical democratic citizens and advancing knowledge for the public good. Read more...
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