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Email about creative project due today to TA!

3/6 - read chs 1-2 of The Gangster We Are All Looking For

3/13 – Creative project due!3/20 – Final exam, 8-11am

Why do we pursue an

education?

What do you want from

your university?

What is March 1st?

Why should you even care?

what is privatization?

“a transformation from an institution which is publicly supported and serves a public purpose, to one that is organized to sell products to consumers”

Student = consumer and product Education = no longer a human right

but a privilege to afforded by only certain members of society

Why is tuition increasing?

Because of budget cuts? OR for profit How? Why?

State funds = restricted; marked for instructional spending

Private funds = tuition payments = unrestricted; does not need to be used on instructional spending!▪ Ex: consistent bonuses to upper administration while cuts to

programs, faculty and staff UC is like a corporation

UC regents pledge future increases of tuition to bolster UC credit rating

Higher credit rating means UC can borrow money to invest in projects

privatization & profit

UC regents benefit as individuals from privatization and investments.

Majority of UC regents are not democratically elected.

There is only one student regent who is chosen by the board and who only serves for one year.

privatization & diversity

$13,234CA resident tuition

vs

$22, 878 non-CA resident

tuition

Or

$28,518 CA resident

predicted budget

vs

$51,396 non-CA resident predicted budget

Why are we willing to pay more for tuition?

Why are your parents willing to cover the cost of your tuition?

How do we even cover the cost of tuition?

We are not necessarily investing in our future.

• Average earnings of college grads has fallen 11%

• 50% of university students who have just graduated end up taking jobs that do not require a degree

• In ‘09 only 56% of grads found jobs in their degree field; 22% remain unemployed

• 48% of UCSD graduates will have higher than the national average of debt (more than $18,000)

• 41% of student debtors will default or be delinquent

• In ‘10, 85% of college grads moved back home

teach out on library walk

Divide up into your discussion sections.

Bring books.

Ask questions.

Speak up.

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