Archive: Higher education

• WCP: Working-Class Academics and Working-Class Studies: Still Far from Home?

  Recent changes in higher education have had a profound impact on academics who come from working-class backgrounds. In this week's Working-Class Perspectives post, Sherry Linkon contemplates the cla

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Academia, Higher education, John Russo, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives, Working-Class Studies

• WCP: Teaching Work and Learning from Working-Class Students

  We have a lot to learn from working-class students, who face unique challenges in higher education. As Tim Strangleman points out in this week's Working-Class Perspectives post, students who are inv

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Higher education, John Russo, Sherry Linkon, Tim Strangleman, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives, Working-Class Students, Working-Class Studies

• OVERTIME: Labor Stories of the Week (Mar 4, 2016)

  Missed out on labor news last week? We have you covered! In foul trouble. Labor rights advocates are accusing Nike of taking a big backward step in supply chain accountability by denying the Work

  Category: In the News Tags: Attorneys, Big Banks, Costco, Day Laborers, Digital media, Gawker, Higher education, Lawyers, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Nike, Outsourcing, Overtime, Tom Perez, Uber, Worker Rights Consortium, WRC