In the 19th century, land grant universities evolved to educate people in techniques of like agriculture and mining. The university also serves another function, which is a tool of nation building as an arm of the state. And so that's when we think about sort of the Fortis University that we think about a massive expansion of access for students who had fought in the wars.
Featuring Dennis Hogan on the crisis in higher education. The first in a two-part series. Next up: Donna Murch and Todd Wolfson on how university workers can fight back through industrial unionism.
Read Dan's interview in The Nation thenation.com/article/world/qa-daniel-denvir
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