Conditions of the university

Martin McQuillan ~ RP 181 (Sept/Oct 2013) ~ Review

Reviews Conditions of the universityAndrew McGettigan, The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets and the Future of Education, Pluto Press, London, 2013. 232 pp., £54.00 hb., £15.00 pb., 978 0 74533 294 9 hb., 978 0 74533 293 2 pb. In an interview with Giovanna Borradori given after 9/11, Jacques Derrida said: ‘I am incapable of […]

Looting the university: Sussex occupation over privatization

Fergus Kinghan and Daniel Nemenyi ~ RP 179 (May/Jun 2013), p. 60 ~ News

Lines in class: The ongoing attack on mass education in England

Matthew Charles ~ RP 176 (Nov/Dec 2012) ~ Commentary

Comment Lines in class The ongoing attack on mass education in England Matthew charles Andrew McGettigan’s analysis of the financial transformations of higher education (‘Who Let the Dogs Out? The Privatization of Higher Education’, RP 174) is important for comprehending the complexity of the changes universities are undergoing and their implications. As he argues, ‘it […]

Who let the dogs out?: The privatization of higher education

Andrew McGettigan ~ RP 174 (Jul/Aug 2012) ~ Commentary

Universities Who let the dogs out? The privatization of higher education Andrew mcgettigan In April last year, I framed my article on ‘New Providers’ in relation to the delay surrounding the publication of the government’s White Paper for Higher Education (HE). That was caused by a combination of factors, but chiefly the need to fix […]