Fighting for higher education that works for all.
Scholars For a New Deal for
Higher Education
We are a group of educators and scholars who believe it is time to claim and rebuild our higher education as a true public good for everyone. Generous public investment in and democratic fair governance of our system of higher education are a necessary foundation for a democratic, equitable, and just society.
Please consider becoming a supporting member for a minimum donation of $35. Your generosity helps us continue to publish articles, convene panels and summits, reach new audiences, and change the public conversation about higher education.
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The Plan
We call for public resources to:
- Offer direct investment directed mostly at public institutions but also for non-elite, not-for-profit private institutions.
- Tie federal investment to reducing student debt and making access to college education affordable and equitable.
- Tie federal investment to supporting instruction and research, benefiting students, researchers, and faculty.
- Tie federal investment to living wages and benefits for all university workers, including adjunct professors and campus support staff, and to a commitment by colleges to stop the endless rounds of layoffs.
Call for Partners
- SFNDHE welcomes Calls for Partners, which we will send to our list of allies and supporting members who work in a range of fields and regions. If you need a co-author, panelist, guest editor, artist, or presenter for a project related to the crisis in higher education, please send your name, email, institution/organization, the partner’s activities or duties, and project description to: aimee.loiselle.uconn @gmail.com.
- SFNDHE also cooperates on workshops, publications, and event series. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to talk about these options.