Hard to defend higher ed when teachers are hollowing it out like this.
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Unregulated extension and continuing education programs are ripe for abuse -- teacher exploitation, ripping off students, and corruption.
Check the @ucirvine.bsky.social example to see why we need to regulate and in some cases abolish these programs.
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CA Legislative Analyst's Office wants @uofcalifornia.bsky.social to teach more students with less govt $, advocates non-resident tuition increase premiums at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social , @ucla.edu and @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Sounds like slippery slope.
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Support @ucmerced.bsky.social faculty, staff and students. Demand an equitable instructional budget and an end to unnecessary layoffs! h/t @ucaft.bsky.social
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This is true of me. Anger isn't always good for organizing but it seems hard to really do it right without it.
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The corruption around AI companies buying off unions, non profits, schools, politicians etc is next level.
Have begun to write about @ucirvine.bsky.social finances to push back against unnecessary budget cuts & layoffs. First 2 pieces: 1) expose Division of Continuing Education mismanagement; and 2) document UCI skimming from tuition and state funding to pad reserves.
Link here: campuslabor.substack.com
Tell @uofcalifornia.bsky.social: Don’t Let California Public Funds Bankroll Attacks on Higher Ed! Divest from Apollo Management Group!
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I enjoy teaching this book. More studies of financiers, subsidy capture and predatory inclusion please!
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UC Merced's Educational Mission Is Under Threat UC Merced's commitment to academic excellence has been — and continues to be — at serious risk. Under the leadership of Chancellor Munoz and Vice Chan...
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510 E. Peltason Dr, UC Irvine by Trevor Griffey, School of Humanities, UC Irvine The idea of continuing education— sometimes also ca...
Exposes the intimate relationship between big finance and higher education inequality in America.Elite colleges have long played a crucial role in maintaining social and class status in America, while...
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California educators, researchers, staff, students, retirees, and public education beneficiaries should not have their pension, retirement, or university endowment assets used to bankroll attacks on p...
This is a publication for sharing information about U.S. higher education labor issues, with a focus on public higher education in the state of California. Click to read Higher Ed Labor (w/ CA Focus),...
“The CSU partnered with ETS and their program FutureNav Compass, an AI tool that helps student workers get jobs and create career plans in their field of interest. The chancellor is actively a board member, where she makes up to $87,000 a year.” - CSULA University Times
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California Faculty Association
In the early days of the fall 2025 semester, the California State University officially partnered with Educational Testing Services (ETS) and their program FutureNav Compass – FutureNav Compass is an Artificial Intelligence tool that helps student workers get jobs and create career plans in their field of interest. However, they did not widely disclose that
