Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Social Justice
Institutional Types
Activity
Unpaid interns
Not students
No academic credit
Menial tasks
(Burke & Carton, 2013; Jones & Seltzer, 2015; McDermott, 2013; Tepper & Holt, 2015)
Functional areas
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Career Services
Academic Advising
Curriculum Design
Faculty
(Burke & Carton, 2013; Jones & Seltzer, 2015; Tepper & Holt, 2015)
Necessity of internships
Education is for those who can aord it
Racial Divide
Furthers class divisions once in job market
Continuation
would exclude:
Discontinuation
would exclude:
Community College
Vocational training aspect?
Student population
4-Year Private
Focus on placement
For
Against
Educational
experience
Favors more
auent
students
Industry
experience and
connections
Not protected
under labor
rights laws
Is this about
regulating employment
or
regulating education?
Adams, S. (2015, July 7). Why the second circuit made a awed decision in upholding unpaid internships. Forbes. Retrieved
from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2015/07/07/why-the-second-circuit-made-a-awed-decision-in-upholdingunpaid-internships/
American Council on Education. (2015). Federal Appeals Court: Legality of Unpaid
Internships Depends on Educational Value of Work. Retrieved from
http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Federal-Appeals-Court-Legality-of-Unpaid-Internships-Depends-onEducational-Value-of-Work.aspx
Binder, J.F., Baguley, T., Crook, C., & Miller, F. (2015). The academic value of internships: Benets across disciplines and
student backgrounds. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 41, 73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2014.12.001
Burke, D.D., & Carton, R. (2013). The pedagogical, legal, and ethical implications of unpaid internships. Journal of Legal
Studies Education, 30(1), 99-130. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-1722.2013.01115.x
Cohen, A.M., Brawer, F.B., & Kisker, C. (2014). The American community college (6th edition).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Grasgreen, A. (2013, August 2). Unpaid internships not dead yet. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/02/ocials-skeptical-unpaid-intern-lawsuits-will-aect-higher-education
Greer, C. & Grenell, A. (2015, December 3). Presidential candidates ignore the costs of unpaid internships. The Washington
Post. Retrieved from
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/presidential-candidates-ignore-the-costs-of-unpaid-internships/
2015/12/03/07436850-99d6-11e5-94f0-9eea906ef3_story.html
Jones, M., & Seltzer, J. (2015). Should criminal justice interns be paid? The black swan case and beyond. Journal of Criminal
Justice Education, 26(2), 185-210. doi: 10.1080/10511253.2014.976582
Mangan, K. (2014, May 2). Colleges ask court for deference on unpaid internships. Chronicle of Higher Education, 60(33).
McDermott, C. (2013, July 5). Colleges draw criticism for role in fostering unpaid internships. Chronicle of Higher Education,
59(41), p. A13-A13.
Tepper, R.J., & Holt, M.P. (2015). Unpaid internships: Free labor or valuable learning experience? Brigham Young University
Education & Law Journal, (1), 323-352.
Yosso, T.J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Race Ethnicity
and Education, 8(1), 69-91. doi: 10.1080/1361332052000341006
Court Cases Cited
Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., No. 11 Civ. 6748 (WHP) (S.D.N.Y. June 11, 2013)
Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., 791 F.3d 376 (2d Cir. 2015)
Walling v. Portland Terminal Co., 330 U.S. 148 (1947)