August 2020
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The crisis deepens, the struggle continues Newsletter attached. Historians for Peace and Democracy Andor Skotnes Professor of History H-PAD-Newsletter-5-send.pdf
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The higher education system in the United States is in crisis. Neoliberalism, the current phase of capitalism, has led to privatization, the decrease and/or cutting of state funds, with the resulting skyrocketing costs of education and student debt. The pandemic has both exposed and intensified the weaknesses of the public as well as the private…
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On June 18, the provost at Truman State University sent a message to department chairs ordering that “Faculty are expected to physically be on campus this fall for the majority of their teaching, advising, research, service, office hours, etc.” That mandate caused an outcry among the faculty who rightfully believed that the administration was putting…
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A Congressional Update follows the list of articles. Links to Recent Articles of Interest “Dropping Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Was Unnecessary” By Gar Alperovitz and Martin Sherwin, CommonDreams.org, posted August 6 (from the Los Angeles Times) Argues that the imminent entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan was sufficient to…
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On August 15th, Scholars for Social Justice will host a webinar featuring several speakers. This webinar will take place via zoom at 1-2:30 pm EST. More information will be coming soon! The registration link can be found below. Speakers include: – Davarian Baldwin, author of In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower (forthcoming), Trinity College – Destin Jenkins, author…