Can This Campus Be Bought By Jennifer Croissant
Commercializing Education
The number of students pursuing a higher education has increased over the last few decades. Universities are creating new innovate ways to accommodate the increase in students attending. As a result, many academic intuitions are commercializing. Commercialization is the process of managing something for financial gain. Many corporations commercialize with organizations to make a profit. For this reason, many corporations are now commercializing in universities to expand their businesses. In fact, colleges can gain profit from collaborating with commercial interests. In “Can This Campus Be Bought?” by Jennifer L. Croissant, she discusses commercialization in academic institutions. Jennifer L. Croissant is an associate professor at the University of Arizona. She proposes that commercialization is negatively affecting universities. She uses this claim to support how students and education are impacted by commercial restraints.
Her essay originally was published in the Academe, the journal of the American Association of University Professors. It has 5 sections and each section is about one full page in length. The first section of her essay discusses the changes in universities’ images and ethics. Students are developing their identities and lifestyles which is why college is important. Several university …show more content…
Overall, students are effected by the universities decisions. Football players are not guaranteed to be signed to the major leagues simply because they play college football. Education is important even though these players do not want to work a regular 9-to-5 job. As a music major, if I am unable to find a job, I can give private music lessons. Football players must be educated and have a backup plan. If an injury were to occur to a player, it could potentially destroy one’s career. Universities must consider students because it looks bad if students
The number of students pursuing a higher education has increased over the last few decades. Universities are creating new innovate ways to accommodate the increase in students attending. As a result, many academic intuitions are commercializing. Commercialization is the process of managing something for financial gain. Many corporations commercialize with organizations to make a profit. For this reason, many corporations are now commercializing in universities to expand their businesses. In fact, colleges can gain profit from collaborating with commercial interests. In “Can This Campus Be Bought?” by Jennifer L. Croissant, she discusses commercialization in academic institutions. Jennifer L. Croissant is an associate professor at the University of Arizona. She proposes that commercialization is negatively affecting universities. She uses this claim to support how students and education are impacted by commercial restraints.
Her essay originally was published in the Academe, the journal of the American Association of University Professors. It has 5 sections and each section is about one full page in length. The first section of her essay discusses the changes in universities’ images and ethics. Students are developing their identities and lifestyles which is why college is important. Several university …show more content…
Overall, students are effected by the universities decisions. Football players are not guaranteed to be signed to the major leagues simply because they play college football. Education is important even though these players do not want to work a regular 9-to-5 job. As a music major, if I am unable to find a job, I can give private music lessons. Football players must be educated and have a backup plan. If an injury were to occur to a player, it could potentially destroy one’s career. Universities must consider students because it looks bad if students