[lbo-talk] Therapeutic Rant of the Day: The Ayatollahs of Academic Privatization

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Dec 5 12:00:08 PST 2009


On Dec 5, 2009, at 2:38 PM, michael perelman wrote:


> Robert Meister of the University of California, Santa Cruz has done
> remarkable work explaining the intricacies of the financing of the
> University of California. His well-circulated "They Pledged Your
> Tuition (An Open Letter to UC Students)" shows how tuition pays for
> building projects as well as education. The university system has
> also engaged in a half billion dollar deal with BP, as well as an
> earlier deal with Novartis (now Syngenta), which gave corporate
> interests us significant influence over what should be academic
> matters.

Meister, interviewed by me, at:

http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#091128



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