by Michael Burawoy | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
The University of California is a public institution, accountable to its students, faculty, and the larger community. This is part of the reason that it is so important that union negotiations are public too. Last week, the UC-AFT, which represents lecturers and...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 16, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
IMPORTANT! On Friday September 20th, students across the world will be marching and rallying in support of stopping carbon emissions and addressing the climate crisis, as part of the youth-led Global Climate Strike. UC Berkeley students are planning a walk-out...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 9, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
The Board of the Berkeley Faculty Association had its first meeting last Thursday, welcoming three new board members: Anne-Lise François, Amanda Goldstein and Mara Loveman. Among the issues we discussed was the increasing reliance on Public-Private Partnerships to...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 2, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
Some further thoughts to add to last week’s statement, reflecting on the past year at Berkeley, and the issue of public-private partnerships: They may allow the campus to build without going in to further debt, but they do so at the expense of students. All the...
