- Reed makes the connection between the 1978-1992 “retrenchment period” at CUNY and the Covid-19 pandemic such that they both resulted in many people to lose their jobs. The policy of financial exigency, resulted in the termination of many CUNY employees. Reed talks about the budget cuts, increased tuition fees, and other reasons that make the connection with the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Reed uses the term death cult in the context of describing the events that resulted around the ‘retrenchment period.’ He uses this term to explain that the rise of neoliberalism and economic downfall were destined to lead to the problems that it did.
- The reasoning that the LatinX Student Alliance group gives for demanding more diversity in their curriculum, is that the current lack of diversity was a result from the history of removing colonized and minority groups from the system and putting them at a disadvantage. They believe that education should be a reflection of the world and not just a ‘white washed cannon’ and creating diversity is a major first step to providing equality for minority groups.
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