Join us for a panel discussion on anti-Black racism, and the struggle against racism at CUNY, in New York City, and beyond. Thursday, December 3, 2020. Register at https://jjay.cuny.edu/AntiRacismPanel Panelists include C. Jama Adams, John Pittman, Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, Ronesha Singleton. Moderator = Gerald Markowitz. Co-sponsored by the PSC, Black Student Union, and African Studies Department.
J-Paul Narkunas. (2020). Trickle-Down Managerialism: Accountable Faculty in the Financialized University of Managers. Journal of Academic Freedom, volume 11.
From the abstract: “Trickle-down economics offers the promise that wealth will eventually flow to all sectors of society. I argue that rather than wealth, managerial processes and actuarial practices driven by finance and by big data firms have been trickling down and reorganizing higher education—what I call “trickle-down managerialism…..”
When we asked Paul if we might share his Trickle-Down article, he suggested we also consider sharing a piece created by Wavy the Bear, Kingsborough Community College Senior Stuffed Brand Ambassador. And here it is:
Wavy the Bear. (2020). Afterword: Can the managerial technique speak? Journal of Academic Freedom, volume 11.
[Reproduced with permission from Environmental Education Fund, www.environmentaleducationfund.org The original site has an automated Google translation option, into many languages including Spanish]
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Jerry Markowitz reflects on the history of union activity by faculty and Higher Education professionals at John Jay College during the past half century. Jerry is a Distinguished Professor of History at John Jay College, and kindly agreed to informally share his knowledge of our chapter’s history with the John Jay PSC executive committee. The Zoom meeting was recorded, and afterwards Jerry agreed to our sharing it here. Link to Zoom video (one hour and twenty minutes).
