Rousseau: New Partnership not in students’ interests | Oregon Daily Emerald

Rousseau: New Partnership not in students’ interests | Oregon Daily Emerald

Posted on Pointer Progressives by | Seth T. Hoffmeister

We've all heard of the "New Badger Partnership," the brainchild of Gov. Walker and UW-Madison Chancellor Martin to sever Madison from the UW-System and turn them into a "public authority." Wisconsin is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to systematically dismantling and privatizing social institutions we rely on. The University of Oregon is currently facing the "New Partnership," a surprisingly similar plan that will break apart the University of Oregon System. Here's an article by UofO Student Body President Amelie Rousseau that discusses what this means to U of O and discusses parallels between the two new "Partnerships."
Rousseau: New Partnership not in students’ interests
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I commend our university’s leadership for putting forward a proactive idea, but empowering private stakeholders with large financial influence over our public university is not the answer.