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SUMMARY:Defending the Public University: a discussion of the Alternative W
 hite Paper for Higher Education - Professor Stefan Collini (Cambridge)\, D
 r. Kerry Harman (UCL)\, Professor David Midgley (Cambridge)\, Dr Sean Wall
 is (UCL)
DTSTART:20160620T160000Z
DTEND:20160620T180000Z
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CONTACT:Waseem Yaqoob
DESCRIPTION:Defending the Public University: a discussion of the Alternati
 ve White Paper for Higher Education\nMonday 20 June\, 17.00-19.00\nRoom 2\
 , Mill Lane Lecture Theatres\nmap: https://goo.gl/7uLI3v\nFacebook event: 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/118031068621543/\n\nJoin us for this panel
  and Q&A hosted by Cambridge UCU to discuss the Government’s Higher Educ
 ation White Paper\, its sweeping plans to turn universities into privatise
 d and marketised hubs for the 'knowledge economy'\, and more positively\, 
 how we can develop alternative visions of the value and future of higher e
 ducation in the UK.\n\nOur four speakers\, including two contributors to 
 ‘The Alternative White Paper for Higher Education’\, will discuss the 
 likely impact of the government’s proposed reforms to UK universities\, 
 the Teaching Excellence Framework\, the implications of the White Paper fo
 r underrepresented groups\, and how we might find a way forward. Each spea
 ker will deliver some introductory remarks\, to be followed by an open Q&A
  and discussion.\n\nAttendees may wish to consult ‘The Alternative White
  Paper for Higher Education’ beforehand. Open access PDF available here:
  https://heconvention2.wordpress.com/alternative\n\nSpeakers: \nStefan Col
 lini (Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature\, Universit
 y of Cambridge)\n\nKerry Harman (Director\, Higher Education Introductory 
 Studies at Dept. of Applied Linguistics and Communication\, Birkbeck. Cont
 ributor to ‘The Alternative White Paper)\n\nDavid Midgley (Emeritus Prof
 essor of German Literature and Intellectual History\, University of Cambri
 dge. Member\, Council for the Defence of British Universities)\n\nSean Wal
 lis (Senior Research Fellow\, Survey of English Language Usage UCL. UCL UC
 U VP & UCU NEC Member. Co-editor of 'The Alternative White Paper')
LOCATION:Room 2 - Mill Lane Lecture rooms Mill Lane\, Cambridge\, CB2
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