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Public universities are under threat – not just by outside reformers

  • Written by Brendan Cantwell, Assistant Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University
imageWhat are threats facing America's public universities?Matthew Ephraim, CC BY-NC

A new documentary, “Starving the Beast,” recently examined the state of public higher education. Directed by Austin-based award-winning documentarian Steve Mims, the film argues that a network of right-wing think tanks and educational reformers are...

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