"Sunderland University wants to become more 'career-focused'. So it is to shut down all its language, politics and history courses and promote instead degrees that 'align with particular employment sectors'. It’s an illustration of what happens when universities turn into businesses, and their ethos is defined by the market. It's also symbolic of the divisions that now rend Britain's social fabric."
Kenan Malik at The Guardian warns of growing gaps in opportunity.
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