Audio: David Harvey — A Marxist Critique of Higher Education

In October, David Harvey sat down for an interview on FreshEd, a podcast designed to make accessible new ideas in educational research. Host Will Brehm and Harvey discuss the Marxist critique of contemporary higher education systems, as well as Harvey's own 50 years of experience teaching at colleges and universities. Listen to the full interview below.

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