What Universities Can Be: Strategizing amid the Crisis in Higher Education

Labor Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas 2026

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Authors: Jessie Wilkerson, Davarian L. Baldwin, Karma R. Chávez, Eric Fure-Slocum, Claire Goldstene, Anne Langendorfer, Jennifer Mittelstadt, Donna Murch, Annelise Orleck
DOI: 10.1215/15476715-12191042
Cited by: 1
References: 7

Abstract

Abstract One week before the 2025 presidential inauguration, a group of scholars met virtually and began a conversation about the multiple and overlapping crises in higher education, from austerity budgets and labor exploitation to the assault on DEI and police raids on pro-Palestinian encampments. In the intervening months—as the new administration further ramped up assaults on higher education—the group continued their conversation virtually and on the page. Their goal was to chart where they’ve been, where things stand, and how to move toward proactive strategies to remake higher education into a democratic institution.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Digital Education and Society Higher Education Governance and Development Global Educational Policies and Reforms

Publication details

Journal / source
Labor Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas
Publisher
Duke University Press
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
105–126
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN