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Chris Newfield @ UCLA, Feb. 22

Byhigbie

Public Universities under Trumpgreatmistake-cover

Lessons from the Era of Privatization

Wednesday, February 22, 3:30-5 PM
6275 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Free and open to the public. Location Information

Privatization, student debt, and over-building have led public universities to the brink of disaster. So argues UCSB professor Christopher Newfield in his new book. Only by embracing their role as a public good can universities survive Trump and grow in the next decades.

Join us for a constructive conversation about the future of public higher education.

Sponsored by the Faculty Association and the American Association of University Professors.

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