His students deserve and should demand a refund

'With it, the danger is that, under a narrative of financial constraints, universities take actions that emphasise governance practices that reshape behaviour so deeply that, over time, what remains may still be called a ‘university’, but no longer acts like one.'

Astute, informed, important. 4/4

I found it telling that they thought this was a legitimate way to reach any sort of research conclusion (sentiment analysis on a subreddit, really?)

See also: medicine, law, investment advice, ...

Yeah it's so obviously a net negative and has been evidently so for a decade at least. Good thing e.g. Oz and Denmark are trying to do something

Not sure, the Fukuyama End Of History growth forever PFI triangulation centrist mulch is pretty much (British) neoliberalism to a tee

I think we underestimate the level hopelessness that's been seeded in a whole generation. The bland neoliberal presumption that Our Kids Will Have It Better Than Us is now so manifestly untrue, and they can see that. Add in the rot of social media...

Can't believe they tried to get away with this in the first place! I mean there have always been bams trying publish crap, but that seems like whole new level of brass-neckery