Whose University Is It?

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How does Trent University’s shift toward corporate interests reflect broader trends in Canadian universities?

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It adopts a corporate model that values profit over academic values

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What does the film suggest is a consequence of capitalist influence on universities?

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Prioritization of profit over public good and critical thought

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How does the video frame the role of universities in perpetuating colonial structures?

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As historically complicit in excluding indigenous knowledge and peoples

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Universities, like Trent, often justify their financial decisions by supporting academic freedom over market interests.

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False

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How has the rise of private partnerships in universities affected academic freedom?

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Corporations often influence research agendas, limiting critical inquiry

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How does Trent University contribute to capitalist labor markets?

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By focusing on business and STEM programs with direct job pathways

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Trent University’s shift toward a corporate model treats education and research as commodities serving economic goals

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True

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What does the title Whose University Is It? reveal about underlying colonial dynamics?

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It questions ownership and access in a space historically rooted in colonial exclusion.

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What was the Super Build Growth Fund designed to do?

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Reward universities that aligned with corporate ideology through funding for infrastructure

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What was a major concern about increased private-sector involvement in university funding?

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Research priorities and academic freedom would be dictated by corporate interests