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February 03, 2008, 04:02 PM ET
(video) Faculty on Food Stamps
When John Edwards pulled out of the Democratic primary contest, the remaining candidates rushed to adopt his promise to end poverty in America.
Extending college opportunity is at the heart of both Obama and Clinton’s plans, but the claim to end poverty with higher education would be a lot more convincing if either candidate had a plan to end poverty in higher education.
Follow the link to view a very short video in which Andy Smith describes his years on public assistance while serving as a graduate employee and then nontenurable instructor at a public institution in the great state of Tennessee. Many of his colleagues worked in retail, in food service, or other service economy jobs to supplement their addiction to teaching. For many of them, Andy says, Wal-mart would have been a better place to work.
This is the first in a series of short-form videos, generally running 3 to 5 minutes. Use the miniplayer on this page or view them full-size on the associated youtube channel, where the series has had about 20,000 views since its inception last month. Some of the videos are also circulating on Facebook and elsewhere. In future posts I’ll have a bit more to say about those adventures! Thanks to Liz McMillen and the Chronicle for welcoming me to Brainstorm.
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