About this episode

A roundtable discussion addressing the challenges of labor organizing in higher education.

Hosted by the University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty, a roundtable discussion about confronting the challenges facing higher education labor organizing. Topics included education technology, faculty autonomy, power mapping, board composition, lobbying state legislators, artificial intelligence, surveillance and data-mining, Ponzi austerity, and more. Cast (in order of appearance): Jeff Kessler, Matt Seybold, Anna Kornbluh, Dominique Baker, Peter Coviello, Nassar Mufti, Jeff Edwards Date Recorded: December 4, 2025 Music: Danny Weiss Quartet

People in this episode

Host: Matt Seybold

Guests: Anna Kornbluh, Dominique Baker

Topics covered

• higher education
• labor organizing
• education technology
• faculty autonomy
• artificial intelligence
• surveillance
• data-mining

Keywords

• higher education
• labor organizing
• education technology
• faculty autonomy
• artificial intelligence
• surveillance
• data-mining

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Organizations: University of Illinois-Chicago United Faculty

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