How Unions Change Universities
Graduate worker unions don’t pit faculty against students — they challenge the corporate ethos of modern universities.
“Dear Marley-Vincent,
Congratulations! Based on the recommendation of the History PhD program, Brown University offers you admission* to the Graduate School, beginning in the 2015–16 academic year.”
Perhaps for future graduate admissions, schools like my own institution should add a footnote: “Keep in mind that ‘admission,’ in our opinion, places you in a separate class of workers, in whose rights for collective bargaining we do not believe.”
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