The recent campus protests led to renewed debates around academic freedom and freedom of speech. @themarkup’s Mohamed Al Elew spoke to author and professor Julia Schleck about academic labor, university policies, politics, and her new vision for higher education.

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/06/15/a-new-dirty-vision-for-higher-education

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A New, Dirty Vision for Higher Education – The Markup

An interview with Julia Schleck, who argues that rather than serving the public good, universities should be a forum to define and debate the public good

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Good Climate News! Advocates celebrated Monday after a Boulder, Colorado judge rejected attempts by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy subsidiaries to dismiss a landmark lawsuit that seeks damages for the harms the fossil fuel companies have inflicted on the climate and local communities.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/colorado-climate-lawsuit

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Colorado Judge Rejects Exxon, Suncor Attempt to Kill Landmark Climate Lawsuit

"Courts across the country keep rejecting Big Oil's attempts to escape justice for their climate deception," said one advocate.

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