<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="4">Greetings to all edu-factory friends on New Year's Day, <BR>
We are writing to contribute our thoughts to the discussion concerning the edu-factory project. <BR>
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).<BR>
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."<BR>
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? <BR>
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). <BR>
We look forward to working with you all in the New Year!<BR>
Best, <BR>
Silvia and George<BR>
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