As universities in the private and public spheres restructure to meet financial demands driven by profit rather than the educational needs of students, Transforming Higher Education is insightful reading from multifarious scholarly voices. This collection is critical for understanding the deleterious changes underway that endanger the academy. This book provides one of the most penetrating analyses of the damaging influence ... Read moreof the corporate forces that seek to turn higher education into a profit center for capital. I strongly recommend this book to all students of education and political economy.
Immanuel Ness, Professor, Brooklyn College, City University of New York The book provides excellent stimulus for thought….Transforming Higher Education begins to inspire readers, particularly faculty members, to keep fighting to protect higher education from those who would vocationalize it and lose sight of the real purpose of colleges and universities in a democratic society. When on that point, the book is highly effective.
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