Tag Archives: higher education

The Power of Recognizing Higher Ed Faculty as Working-Class

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Working-Class Perspectives

Just over 20 years ago, Michael Zweig published The Working Class Majority: America’s Best Kept Secret. At that year’s How Class Works conference at SUNY Stony Brook, academics from history, political science, labor and industrial relations, and other fields debated … Continue reading →

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The Class System of Higher Ed Goes Online

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Working-Class Perspectives

Most American colleges and universities moved courses online over the last week. That shift highlights the class disparities of higher education. For example, at Georgetown, by the time the University President announced that classes were moving online, more than 30 … Continue reading →

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Amplified Advantage: Why Education Is Not the Answer to Our Class Problems

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Working-Class Perspectives

Thirty years ago, after having dropped out of college after just one term, unable to pay for my dorm room, I was unsure if I would ever leave the working class.  Two years later I was a student at Barnard … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of MOOCs: Technology, Costs, and Class

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

College professors these days are in a position very much like journalists were twenty years ago.  Because we believe in the social value of our work, and because we’re intellectually curious and creative, we’re intrigued by the possibilities of technology … Continue reading →

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Is Education the Answer to Economic Inequality?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

One of the most common solutions offered to reverse America’ growing economic inequality is increased access to education.  President Obama may have started the trend with his call for universal, high-quality preschool, but others have joined the fray.  In March, … Continue reading →

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Why College Costs Are Rising, and What Not To Do About It

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Working-Class Perspectives

When Rick Santorum called President Obama a “snob” for urging every American to get at least some college education, the comment drew lots of media attention.  But Santorum’s quip is a sideshow.  The center stage of the political debate over … Continue reading →

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Working-Class Knowledge and School Knowledge

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Working-Class Perspectives

A couple of hours after I posted a recent blog exploring whether college education is the best option for working-class students, our administrative assistant at the Center for Working-Class Studies came into my office, saying she wanted to talk with … Continue reading →

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