Writings by Randall

Public debates surrounding labor disputes in higher education often focus on employees and administrators while overlooking the group most directly affected: students. The recent Portland Community College strike highlights how disrupted classes, delayed graduations, and interrupted learning create real personal and financial consequences for thousands of learners. Students are not secondary observers in these conflicts, they are primary stakeholders whose experience deserves central attention. In institutional disputes, the most important question may not be who wins, but who bears the cost.