United Faculty and Academic Staff, and Progressive Students and Alumni, are proud to present the exclusive Eau Claire showing of STARVING THE BEAST, the groundbreaking and award-winning documentary about the push to privatize public higher education in the United States, and its effects on college affordability and the future character of US civil society. For those concerned about the future value of their degrees, or the ability of present and future generations to be able to acquire a high quality university education, this is one you must see.
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STARVING THE BEAST tells the story of a potent one-two punch roiling public higher education right now: 35 years of systematic defunding and a well financed market oriented reform effort. It's the story of a little known and misunderstood ideological fight, the outcome of which will change the future of public higher education.
The film reveals an historic philosophical shift that reframes public higher education as a 'value proposition' to be borne by the student as a consumer, rather than an investment in citizens as a 'public good'. Financial winners and losers emerge in a struggle poised to profoundly change public higher education.
The film vividly illustrates these issues in unfolding dramas at six public research universities: University of Wisconsin, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Louisiana State University, University of Texas, and Texas A&M.