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Remediation in Need of Re-Mediation

April 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

On March 4th, The New York Times published a very distressing article on remediation at CUNY—it was distressing because the main concerns of the article were the financial and intellectual burden of students needing remediation, especially those needing a great deal of remediation, on the University. It is not completely clear if the thrust of […]

Reconsidering Faculty Rights and Prerogatives

April 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’ve written before about the need to take a closer look at college teaching, specifically at CUNY, as part of a larger strategy to improve student learning and increase postsecondary graduation rates. Unfortunately, a complex set of customs and rules regarding faculty rights and prerogatives make that look much more difficult than it should be. […]

Literacy and the Remaking of the Working Class

April 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Introduction We have been reminded more than a few times over the past three days that there is no literacy with a capital L. There are instead practices, more or less elaborate and codified, which reflect and shape the social relationships of their practitioners. [1] We have also heard that we still are not quite […]

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years. Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition. That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York. That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences. My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value. I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.