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ENGL 680M Minority Rhetorics 25 January 2011

Washington, DuBois, and the Future of Higher Education. ENGL 680M Minority Rhetorics 25 January 2011. What do the headlines say?. “Humanities Must Justify Their Worth” Tai Pei Times , 9 Mar. 2009 “How Can the Humanities Prove Their Worth?” The Chronicle of Higher Ed. , 11 Jan. 2008

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ENGL 680M Minority Rhetorics 25 January 2011

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  1. Washington, DuBois, and the Future of Higher Education ENGL 680M Minority Rhetorics 25 January 2011

  2. What do the headlines say? “Humanities Must Justify Their Worth” Tai Pei Times, 9 Mar. 2009 “How Can the Humanities Prove Their Worth?” The Chronicle of Higher Ed., 11 Jan. 2008 “Graduate School in the Humanities: Just Don’t Go” The Chronicle of Higher Ed., 30 Jan. 2009 “U. of Iowa Lists 14 Graduate Programs at Risk for Cuts or Elimination” The Chronicle of Higher Ed., 17 Feb. 2010 “Disappearing Languages at Albany” Inside Higher Ed., 4 Oct. 2010 “University of California Makes Cuts After Reduction in State Financing” NY Times, 10 July 2009

  3. What is being cut? • University at Albany • Classics • French • Italian • Russian • Theater • University of Iowa • American studies • Asian civilizations • Comparative literature • Comparative literature (translation) • Film studies • German • Linguistics • Educational policy and leadership studies (educational administration) • Educational policy and leadership studies (social foundations of education) • Teach and learn (elementary education)

  4. Why bring Washington and DuBois into this conversation?

  5. Using the debate over the nature of higher ed. to: Understand what Washington’s and DuBois’ ideologies look like in action Bring un- or under-represented voices to the center of the university Present different frameworks on the role of higher education Address how these frameworks effect historically oppressed students Focus attention on some of the disciplines facing the most extreme cuts in higher ed. Put these disciplines at the center of any discussion on the fate of higher ed.

  6. Washington’s and DuBois’ frameworks for education

  7. Washington’s and DuBois’ frameworks for education

  8. Washington’s and DuBois’ frameworks for education

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