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Critical Education

• Articles on University Financing – now available
  Research Fortnight have now made available as pdfs the complete set of articles I wrote for them last year on university financing. The newly available articles include:  a short history of bond issues by English universities, how bond issuance is linked to higher tuition fees in California and more, a...
  
  
• Cancelled: tomorrow’s event in Oxford
  Unfortunately, James Vernon was unable to come over to Oxford.  As a result, Tuesday’s event at the Sheldonian has been postponed.
  
  
• False Accounting? – report now out
  My report for Intergenerational Foundation is now out. FInd it Here.  And please also look at the Campaign around getting more protection for borrowers (with petition).      
  
  
• False Accounting? Out on Friday
  My report for Intergenerational Foundation on student loans and the public sector finances will be out on Friday. It’s titled “False Accounting? Why the government’s higher education reforms don’t add up”. It has a foreword by Liam Burns and ties into the NUS ‘Come Clean’ campaign. A press package with...
  
  
• What is the future for young academics? Sat 26 May
  What is the future for young academics? Conference & Campaign launch Saturday, 26 May 2012 Venue: SOAS, London                         Time: 2pm Facebook page. Graduate teachers face unique pressures from Universities: Experience of teaching is invaluable for career progression, whilst institutions face a crisis in funding due to the coalition governments attack...