Turning the Neoliberal Tide in Academia to Advance Social Justice

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Neoliberal ideologies influence every aspect of society and higher education including infiltrating the practices of higher education leaders who have adopted free market values. The result is a set of institutional policies that shape the ways universities function, from pressuring scholars to invest in chasing “prestige” to soliciting successful rankings, increasing revenue and achieving other quantifiable metrics of “impact.” This panel discussion explores the challenges of advancing scholarship for social justice in this climate of neoliberal politics.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Soribel Genao, Queens College

Papers

• From Neoliberal Multiculturalism to Postliberal Racialism: Or, Education After Color Blindness - Zeus Leonardo, University of California - Berkeley

• Controlling Images: Institutional Stereotypes of Engagement of Low-Income Families, First-Generation Families, and Families of Color - Judy Marquez Kiyama, The University of Arizona

• Advancing Leadership for Social Justice in a Neoliberal Academy - Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California

Discussant

• Samuel D. Museus, University of California - San Diego