,ATTACKS ON ,HI<] ,$UCATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

,TEXT 3 

,! CURR5T ,LIB]AL GOV]NM5T'S *ANGES TO HI<] $UCATION REFLECT A NEOLIB]AL AG5DA1 9 ?AT !Y >E ATTEMPT+ TO *ANGE ! 5TIRE WAY ?AT HI<] $UCATION IS ?\<T ( & ORGANIZ$ 9 A 'PROSP]\S' SOCIETY LIKE ,AU/RALIA4 ,!Y >E POSIT+ A S]IES ( RADICAL RI<T-W+ RE=MS ?AT AIM TO CREATE A M>KET ( UNIV]SITIES1 ?IS WILL CREATE A CLASS DIVIDE1 L>GELY EXCLUD+ ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,TO PUT IT SIMPLI/ICALLY1 ! PREVI\S MODEL WORK$ 9 ! WAY ?AT ONCE A PREVI\S /UD5T E>N$ 5\<1 !Y C\LD PAY BACK !IR LOANS & PAY TAX :I* W\LD PAY = ! NEXT G5]ATION1 !N ?AT G5]ATION W\LD PAY = ! NEXT ?R\< !IR TAXES & !N IT W\LD BE PAID BACK1 & SO ON4 ,:ILE ?IS SY/EM /ILL 9VOLV$ DEBT & AN ASSUMPTION ?AT ALL PEOPLE :O HAVE A DEGREE WILL E>N MORE1 IT WAS SUP]IOR TO :AT IS SUGGE/$ ?R\< ! NEW SY/EM4 ,?IS NEW SY/EM WILL CREATE AN EV5 WORSE DEBT BURD5 = /UD5TS4 

,H[EV]1 IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE = $UCATION TO BE FREE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,IT %\LD BE AN EXPECTATION ?AT ! GOV]NM5T MAKE HI<] $UCATION FREE4 ,!RE >E ANY NUMB] ( FIELDS :]E EXCESSIVE GOV]NM5T SP5D+ >E PREVAL5T2 ! MILIT>Y BUDGET IS AN EXAMPLE4 ,OR ! EXCESSIVE FUND+ ( ! ,AU/RALIAN ,BALLET ,S*OOL4 ,! NEXT OBVI\S ANSW] IS TAX ON ! RUL+ CLASS & CORPORATIONS4 ,! SUGGE/$ NEW1 DE-REGULAT$ SY/EM ASSUMES ?AT PEOPLE ATT5D UNIV]SITY PURELY TO E>N MORE MONEY 9 !IR C>E]S4 ,?IS NEOLIB]AL CONCEPTION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL PURSUIT ( $UCATION IS AT ODDS ) REALITY1 AS PEOPLE ATT5D UNIV]SITY = V>I\S REASONS4 ,IT ALSO IGNORES ALL ! MANIFOLD =MS ( OPPRESSION ?AT AFFECT \TCOMES = /UD5TS1 PLAC+ ALL BLAME1 & PRESSURE >\ND FAIL+ OR SUCCE$+ UPON ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,IF IT IS ASSUM$ ?AT /UD5TS ONLY /UDY TO E>N MORE1 DEGREES ?AT LEAD TO HI<] E>N+ POT5TIAL WILL BE PRIORITIZ$ & ?OSE :I* DO NOT WILL DECREASE 9 QUALITY OR BE CUT ALTOGE!R4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY SE5 ! K9D ( *OICES MADE BY UNIV]SITIES ) ?IS 9 M9D1 :AT HAS BE5 DEVALU$1 DEFUND$ & ?REAT5$ TO BE CUT HAS BE5 UNITS SU* AS G5D] /UDIES & 9DIG5\S /UDIES4 ,?IS IS NOT A CO9CID5CE4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ! SY/EM ?IS GOV]NM5T IS WORK+ T[>DS IS ONE :]E ALL UNIV]SITIES >E PRIVATE COMPANIES ) NO FUND+ FROM ! GOV]NM5T ?AT COMPETE ) EA* O!R 9 A M>KET SY/EM4 ,DE-REGULATION ( FEES IS JU/ ! ?9 $GE ( ! W$GE4 ,SUPPORT]S ( ?IS HAVE1 & WILL1 CONT9UE TO >GUE ?AT ?IS WILL BR+ PRICES D[N1 H[EV]1 ! REALITY IS ?AT \R UNIV]SITY SY/EM WILL DIVIDE ALONG CLASS L9ES4 ,CURR5TLY ,AU/RALIAN UNIV]SITIES >E ( A HI< /&>D 9 WORLD T]MS1 ONCE D]EGULAT$1 !RE WILL BE A DIVIDE BETWE5 0GOOD0 UNIV]SITIES & 0*EAP0 UNIV]SITIES4 ,! QUALITY ( $UCATION WILL DECREASE AT !SE 0*EAP0 UNIV]SITIES1 YET ! QUALITY WILL NOT NECESS>ILY 9CREASE AT ! 0GOOD0 UNIV]SITIES4 ,?IS IS :]E ! CLASS DIVIDE WILL EXI/4 

,AS WE HAVE SE5 9 REC5T YE>S1 ALL UNIV]SITIES WILL CUT CO/S BY MI/REAT+ /AFF2 !Y WILL FUR!R CASUALIZE POSITIONS1 KEEP WAGES AT A M9IMUM & ATTACK WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,?IS DIVIDE BE5 0GOOD01 EXP5SIVE UNIV]SITIES & !IR 0*EAP0 C\NT]P>TS WILL CREATE A FUR!R CLASS DIVIDE :]E ONLY ! RI* WILL BE ABLE TO AF=D ! 0GOOD0 $UCATION4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! SOCIAL MOBILITY ( ?OSE FROM L[ & MIDDLE-9COME FAMILIES WILL CONT9UE TO BE WRECK$4 ,! MO/ AL>M+ P>T ( ?IS PLAN = HI<] $UCATION IS ,C,S,P PLACES = PRIVATE 9/ITUTIONS1 IT IS CLE> ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T WANT TO MAKE PRIVATE & CURR5TLY PUBLIC UNIV]SITIES P>T ( ! SAME M>KET4 ,?IS IS MORE ?AN LIKELY TO CREATE :AT !Y CALL 9 ! ,U,K 0CA%PO9T0 COLLEGES1 RA!R ?AN IMPROV+ ! QUALITY ( $UCATION = ! MO/ PEOPLE4 ,!SE 0CA%PO9T0 COLLEGES TAKE PUBLIC MONEY & ABUSE ! LOAN SY/EM 9 PLACE TO USE /UD5TS LIKE ,A,T,MS2 ! RESULT BE+ EMPTY CLASSROOMS 9 SOME UNIV]SITIES & OV]-CR[D$ ONES 9 O!RS4 ,AS ONCE /UD5TS HAVE TAK5 \T LOANS TO ATT5D UNIV]SITY IT IS ONLY 9 ! UNIV]SITY'S 9T]E/ TO KEEP !M SO LONG AS !Y >E GETT+ FEES3 !RE IS LITTLE 9C5TIVE = /UD5TS CLOSE TO BURN+ \T TO CONT9UE4 ,?US1 !SE 9/ITUTIONS VALUE C\RSES ?AT WILL MAKE MONEY OV] PROVID+ A QUALITY1 WELL-R\ND$ $UCATION4 ,! CURR5T MODEL ?AT IS BE+ PURSU$ BY ! ,LIB]AL P>TY1 IS TO TAKE US AS F> D[N ! M>KET R\TE AS ! ,AM]ICAN UNIV]SITY $UCATION SY/EM4 ,WE DO NOT WANT NEOLIB]AL $UCATION 9 ,AU/RALIA4 ,WE >E ALL WELL AW>E FROM ! ,AM]ICAN SY/EM1 ! CO/ ( HI<] $UCATION 9 ,AM]ICA /OPS PEOPLE FROM ATT5D+ A QUALITY UNIV]SITY1 OR GO+ TO UNIV]SITY AT ALL4 

,WE REJECT ?AT ?IS IS ! BE/ MODEL1 ?AT ,PYNE IDEALIZES AS ! BE/ MODEL = ,AU/RALIAN HI<] $UCATION4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 ACCORD+ TO ANALYSIS BY ! ,NATIONAL ,T]TI>Y ,$UCATION ,UNION1 A M$IC9E DEGREE CO/S ! RIDICUL\S SUM ( @s#f11 H[EV] ) D]EGULATION & 9T]E/ RATES1 IT C\LD CO/ UP TO @s#b14 ,IT IS H>D TO WORK EXACTLY H[ MU* A DEGREE WILL CO/ AS IT WILL BE UP TO ! DISCRETION ( EA* UNIV]SITY1 BUT IT GU>ANTE$ TO BE TO ! DETRIM5T ( UNIV]SITY /UD5TS & /AFF4 

,?IS NEW MODEL WILL RE9=CE ! GR[+ DISP>ITY BETWE5 ,GR\P ( ,EI<T UNIV]SITIES1 & O!R T]TI>Y 9/ITUTIONS4 ,UNIV]SITIES SU* AS ?OSE 9 ! ,GO#h CAN MORE READILY CAPITALIZE ON A PRE/IGI\S REPUTATION & WILL \TPACE O!R UNIV]SITIES 9 A PRICE GAP1 N>R[+ ! OPTIONS L[-9COME /UD5TS HAVE AS PRICES DIV]GE4 ,?IS1 9 TURN1 WILL CAUSE 9EQUALITY BETWE5 UNIV]SITIES1 NOT ONLY 9 :AT IS AVAILABLE TO /UD5TS1 BUT ALSO 9 FUND+ TO !SE UNIV]SITIES - UNIV]SITIES ) HI<] FEES WILL BE BETT] FUND$1 H[EV]1 BETT] RES\RCES CANNOT BE PROMIS$1 AS UNIV]SITIES WILL CONSID] !MSELVES MORE ( A COMPANY1 !RE=E !IR CONC]N WILL BE 9 PR(IT NOT $UCATION QUALITY4 

,!RE IS ALSO A LESS PUBLICIZ$ ASPECT ON ! ISSUE ( PRIVATIZ+ $UCATION 9 ,AU/RALIA1 ?AT IS H[ WOM5 WILL BE AFFECT$ ) !SE *ANGES4 ,DUE TO ! SOCIALIZATION ( G5D] 9 RELATION TO WORK1 WOM5 CURR5TLY DOM9ATE TOTAL 5ROLLM5TS 9 ! HUMANITIES COMP>$ TO O!R DEGREES SU* AS 5G9E]+ & ! SCI5CES4 ,AS \TL9$ ABOVE1 ! SY/EMIC UND]M9+ ( LESS PR(ITABLE DEGREES SU* AS ! HUMANITIES WILL LEAD TO ! DISPROPORTIONATE DECREASE 9 WOM5 :O ATT5D UNIV]SITY4 ,PLUS1 AS TOTAL DEBT 9CREASES ) TIME1 ?IS WILL NEGATIVELY EFFECT WOM51 :O >E MORE LIKELY TO TAKE TIME (F WORK DUE FAMILY COMMITM5TS 7ALSO DUE TO SOCIALIZATION71 :I* WILL 9CREASE ! AM\NT & AM\NT ( TIME TO PAY (F !IR DEBTS4 

,! MOVE TO ?IS EXPLICITLY NEOLIB]AL MODE ( T]TI>Y $UCATION MAY FALL UND] ! RAD> ( MANY ,AU/RALIANS3 ?IS IS BECAUSE *ANGES TO /UD5T LOANS >E EXPECT$1 GO+ BY 9T]NATIONAL TR5DS1 ! MA9 CONC]N IS ! PRIVATIZATION ( $UCATION4 ,WE CAN SEE ?AT !RE IS AN UND]LY+ AG5DA TO MOVE TO A MODEL :I* EXAC]BATES UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES = A BROAD RANGE ( /UD5TS1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE :O COME FROM L[ 9COME1 RURAL1 9DIG5\S BACKGR\NDS & 9T]NATIONAL /UD5TS 7:O >E ALREADY TREAT$ AS 0CA%PO9TS0 & =C$ TO LIVE 9 POV]TY74 ,$UCATION NE$S TO BE PRES]V$ AS AN OPPORTUNITY = ALL4 ,$UCATION %\LD BE FREE = ALL4 

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