An essential American dream—equal access to higher education—was becoming a reality with the GI Bill and civil rights movements after World War II. But this vital American promise has been broken. Christopher Newfield argues that the financial and political crises of public universities are not the result of economic downturns or of ultimately valuable restructuring, but of a conservative campaign to end public education's democratizing influence on American society. Unmaking the Public University is the story of how conservatives have maligned and restructured public universities, deceiving the public to serve their own ends. It is a deep and revealing analysis that is long overdue.Newfield carefully describes how this campaign operated, using extensive research into public university archives. He launches the story with the expansive vision of an equitable and creative America that emerged from the post-war boom in college access, and traces the gradual emergence of the anti-egalitarian “corporate university,” practices that ranged from racial policies to research budgeting. Newfield shows that the culture wars have actually been an economic war that a conservative coalition in business, government, and academia have waged on that economically necessary but often independent group, the college-educated middle class. Newfield's research exposes the crucial fact that the culture wars have functioned as a kind of neutron bomb, one that pulverizes the social and culture claims of college grads while leaving their technical expertise untouched. Unmaking the Public University incisively sets the record straight, describing a forty-year economic war waged on the college-educated public, and awakening us to a vision of social development shared by scientists and humanists alike.

Newfield, Christopher

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Cambridge, Mass, London, United States, 2008

United States, United States of America

April 15, 2008

1, PS, 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index

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<p><p>an Essential American Dream&mdash;equal Access To Higher Education&mdash;was Becoming A Reality With The Gi Bill And Civil Rights Movements After World War Ii. But This Vital American Promise Has Been Broken. Christopher Newfield Argues That The Financial And Political Crises Of Public Universities Are Not The Result Of Economic Downturns Or Of Ultimately Valuable Restructuring, But Of A Conservative Campaign To End Public Education&rsquo;s Democratizing Influence On American Society. <i>unmaking The Public University</i> Is The Story Of How Conservatives Have Maligned And Restructured Public Universities, Deceiving The Public To Serve Their Own Ends. It Is A Deep And Revealing Analysis That Is Long Overdue.<p>newfield Carefully Describes How This Campaign Operated, Using Extensive Research Into Public University Archives. He Launches The Story With The Expansive Vision Of An Equitable And Creative America That Emerged From The Post-war Boom In College Access, And Traces The Gradual Emergence Of The Anti-egalitarian &ldquo;corporate University,&rdquo; Practices That Ranged From Racial Policies To Research Budgeting. Newfield Shows That The Culture Wars Have Actually Been An Economic War That A Conservative Coalition In Business, Government, And Academia Have Waged On That Economically Necessary But Often Independent Group, The College-educated Middle Class. Newfield&rsquo;s Research Exposes The Crucial Fact That The Culture Wars Have Functioned As A Kind Of Neutron Bomb, One That Pulverizes The Social And Culture Claims Of College Grads While Leaving Their Technical Expertise Untouched. <i>unmaking The Public University</i> Incisively Sets The Record Straight, Describing Aforty-year Economic War Waged On The College-educated Public, And Awakening Us To A Vision Of Social Development Shared By Scientists And Humanists Alike.<p></p>

An essential American dream--equal access to higher education--was becoming a reality with the GI Bill and civil rights movements after World War II. But this vital American promise has been broken. Christopher Newfield argues that the financial and political crises of public universities are not the result of economic downturns or of ultimately valuable restructuring, but of a conservative campaign to end public education's democratizing influence on American society. "Unmaking the Public University" is the story of how conservatives have maligned and restructured public universities, deceiving the public to serve their own ends. It is a deep and revealing analysis that is long overdue. Newfield carefully describes how this campaign operated, using extensive research into public university archives. He launches the story with the expansive vision of an equitable and creative America that emerged from the post-war boom in college access, and traces the gradual emergence of the anti-egalitarian "corporate university," practices that ranged from racial policies to research budgeting. Newfield shows that the culture wars have actually been an economic war that a conservative coalition in business, government, and academia have waged on that economically necessary but often independent group, the college-educated middle class. Newfield's research exposes the crucial fact that the culture wars have functioned as a kind of neutron bomb, one that pulverizes the social and culture claims of college grads while leaving their technical expertise untouched. "Unmaking the Public University" incisively sets the record straight, describing a forty-year economic war waged on thecollege-educated public, and awakening us to a vision of social development shared by scientists and humanists alike

An essential American dreamequal access to higher educationwas becoming a reality with the GI Bill and civil rights movements after World War II. But this vital American promise has been broken. Christopher Newfield argues that the financial and political crises of public universities are not the result of economic downturns or of ultimately valuable restructuring, but of a conservative campaign to end public educations democratizing influence on American society. Unmaking the Public University is the story of how conservatives have maligned and restructured public universities, deceiving the public to serve their own ends. It is a deep and revealing analysis that is long overdue. Newfield carefully describes how this campaign operated, using extensive research into public university archives. He launches the story with the expansive vision of an equitable and creative America that emerged from the post-war boom in college access, and traces the gradual emergence of the anti-egalitarian corporate university, practices that ranged from racial policies to research budgeting. Newfield shows that the culture wars have actually been an economic war that a conservative coalition in business, government, and academia have waged on that economically necessary but often independent group, the college-educated middle class. Newfields research exposes the crucial fact that the culture wars have functioned as a kind of neutron bomb, one that pulverizes the social and culture claims of college grads while leaving their technical expertise untouched. Unmaking the Public University incisively sets the record straight, describing a forty-year economic war waged on the college-educated public, and awakening us to a vision of social development shared by scientists and humanists alike.

viii, 395 p. : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-367) and index
Part I. The meaning of a majoritarian society. 1. The three crises and the mass middle class. 2. Declarations of independence. -- Part II. Inventing PC: the war on equality. 3. The discrediting of social equality. 4. The market substitute for cultural knowledge. 5. From affirmative action to the new economy. 6. The battle for meritocracy. 7. Diversity in the age of pseudo-integration. -- Part III. Market substitutes for general development. 8. Facing the knowledge managers. 9. English's market retreat. 10. The costs of accounting. 11. The problem with privatization. 12.The failure of market measures. 13. Hiding culture's contribution. 14. Half-suffocated reforms -- Part IV. The new war--and after. 15. The blame-academia crowd : culture war after 9/11. Conclusion : Powers of the 100 percent

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