Episode 52: Neil Kraus is Back to Discuss Where Higher Ed Places Value

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yeah, I Got a F#%*ing Job With a Liberal Arts Degree is a show that takes a deep look at the humanities and higher education more generally. Join professor of history and humanities Dean Jeff Crane as he interviews a range of guests about the value of the liberal arts and education as a personal and public good.

Our guest this week is Dr. Neil Kraus, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. He teaches several courses in American politics and public policy, and specializes in urban politics and policies. He was first featured on the show in Episode 49 and he is back on the show today to discuss a letter he wrote to the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin River Falls in response to statements he made in the student newspaper "Student Voice". This particular quote stands out: "When Chancellor Martin refers to “change in the wind,” he fails to mention who’s in charge of the wind machine.  He seems to be arguing in favor of a fully privatized UWRF, a campus funded by donors, corporations, and foundations, which will necessarily reflect their narrow economic interests.  Private funders have no interest in training students for the larger labor market let alone to be well informed, democratic citizens."

Listen to the episode for a full analysis of where the value seems to lie for the administrators with the most power in higher ed, focusing on the University of Wisconsin system as an example.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Yeah, I Got an F#%*ing Job with a Liberal Arts Degree is produced by Abigail Smithson