As many are pointing out, this article wears its sophistry on its sleeve. Shameless!
Jeremy Prynne passed away yesterday. Here's an essay for remembering him exquisitely. lareviewofbooks.org/article/rhym...
Consider supporting the folks at Hampshire. They are fighting for a just closure and continuing to practice liberatory education all the while.
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A wonderful essay on Jack Spicer
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The rhetoric of anti-union admins notwithstanding, the best way to strengthen faculty governance is to unionize your workplace. A bunch of my Academic Senate-veteran colleagues wrote about exactly this:
They're calling it That's What is UP
What type of justice is being served when students, faculty, staff, and local small businesses suffer draconian austerity, while creditors are made whole?
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So excited to announce my book comes out in the Fall; I owe many thanks to Lucas Church, Sarah Ehlers, Jennifer Clarvoe, @kjavadizadeh.bsky.social, @afilreis.bsky.social, @kristingrogan.bsky.social, @feinsod.bsky.social, @cmcgowan373.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
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The longer view is equally striking: Real average full-time faculty salaries remain about 9.5 percent below their fall 2019 level and about 5.8 percent below their fall 2008 level.
Wednesday, April 22 at 8pm ET: Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @ydsa.org, @aaup.org, @ueunion.org, and more to gear up for May Day. Hear how students and workers are organizing for freedom, affordability, and safety all across the country. www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...