Can academics serve two masters?

The steady encroaching of the corporate sector into the decision-making processes of our societies is the greatest threat to twenty-first century democracy. This includes encroachment into academia. This troubling development was brought to light in the recent Alberta election. The NDP proposed a two per cent increase in the corporate

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Parchment in the Fire: Adjunct Professors Join National Fight for Better Pay and Benefits

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10912 Academia is not usually considered a low-wage field, but adjunct professors around the country are organizing for higher pay and better working conditions like retail and fast food workers have been doing for the past year. The debate about the role of adjuncts has received increased attention since the

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