Academic Capitalism and Tuition

Regional Left Convergence 2/25/2012 Enku MC Ide

What is our vision?

 What kind of education system do we want?  What does the system were fighting for look like?  What are some features of higher education that we want to see?

 Basically, What Do We Want? __________________ When Do We Want It? NOW!

Tuition at the University of Kentucky

1986
 Yearly Tuition:

2011
 Yearly Tuition:

$1,332

$2,773

NATIONAL AVERAGE: TUITION TO GENERAL INFLATION

From the GI Bill to today

Shifts at the top.

 Businessmen are flocking to education, bringing with them a flood of dollars. They say they will turn the $700 billion education sector into the next healthcare that is, transform large portions of a fragmented, cottage industry of independent, nonprofit institutions into a consolidated, professionally managed, money-making set of businesses that include all levels of education (Castree and Sparke 2000: 225).

DAILY SHOW: Americas Next TARP Model http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-december-1-2011/america-s-next-tarpmodel

SUNY Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R53aAxUv4R4 California Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO66DUBXXs&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL7478008BF229BB73 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJr_lVJ7KUM&feature=bf_next&list=PL7478008B F229BB73&lf=results_video

Al Jazeera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es7dyWazV7E&feature=autoplay&list=PL747800 8BF229BB73&lf=results_video&playnext=2 London Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgrvHYuSd-Q