…with an introductory visual from Tom Tomorrow and a background article on the Powell Memo that Chomsky refers to.
and now for the main feature....
July 12, 2013. Rackham Auditorium, University of Michigan. Sponsored by: GEO, LEO, MI-AAUP. Co-Sponsored by: American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers Local 6075, American Federation of Teachers-Michican, Coalition for Tuition Equality, Eastern Michigan University Federation of Teachers, 2013 Linguistics Institute of the Linguistic Society of America, Student Union of Michigan, UM Philosophy Department, Washtenaw Community Action Team
Chomsky, an Institute Professor and a Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked for more than 50 years, has been concerned with a range of education-related issues in recent years. Among them: How do we characterize the contemporary state of the American education system? What happens to the quality of education when public universities become more privatized? Are public universities in danger of being converted into facilities that produce graduates-as-commodities for the job market? What is the role of activism in education? With unprecedented tuition increases and budget struggles occurring across American campuses, these are questions that are more relevant than ever.
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