Author name: Current Research in Higher Ed

‘Academic capitalism’ is defined by Slaughter & Rhoades (2004), professors of higher education at the University of Georgia and University of Arizona, as “the involvement of colleges and faculty in market-like behaviors”. As public investment in public higher education decreases, academic researchers are called upon to generate revenue through commodifying their own research products. This certainly includes patentable discoveries, as well as online courses, research methods, and other copyrighted materials.