<editorial board> Contribution to the discussion

[Dinavalli at aol.com]

Greetings to all edu-factory friends on New Year's Day, 
         We are writing to contribute our thoughts to the discussion 
concerning the edu-factory project. 
         As for the title, we agree that "Edu-factory" should appear in the 
title but we also think that "edu-factory journal" would make it clear that the 
intention will not be to produce an occasional commentary on universities and 
knowledge production (which is the expectation that "Edu-factory Notes" 
evokes).
         As for the subtitle, "Conflicts and Transformation in the 
University" we think is a bit too precise and institutional but "Conflicts and 
Transformation in Knowledge Production" is too vague. Combining precision and vagueness 
might be best, "Conflicts and Transformation in Universities and Knowledge 
Production."
          We recognize the problems noted by Ned Rossiter concerning the way 
that the editorial board can get caught up in contradictory desires. He raises 
important issues, but we have an even more elementary issue to pose: what are 
our rules concerning decision-making? Is it unanimity or majority or 
somewhere in between or none of the above? 
          As for the zero issue: We agree that the notion of "double crisis" 
is appropriate (and therefore the language of crisis be retained), i.e., the 
crisis within the universities should be connected with the crisis of the 
broader economy. There should be an effort to bring together struggles from around 
the planet and show how they reflect, shape, and resist the crisis. We offer 
to collect material from African universities and solicit articles on the 
subject (how much we can do depends on the deadline). 
         We look forward to working with you all in the New Year!
Best, 
Silvia and George
      


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