WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism in Higher Education
Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism.
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PERSPECTIVES: “Everyone Made Money Off My N.C.A.A. Career, Except Me” (commentary)
“California’s initiative to allow college athletes to profit from their talent is a boon especially for women and competitors in …
October 9, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: What History Can Reveal About Your University
What happened at the University of Virginia in September 1826 becomes a matter of public knowledge, discussion, and perhaps more. …
October 8, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Protests Greet The Announcement of Chancellor Appointment
“If they cared about what we thought, we wouldn’t be in this position, to begin with,” Prof. Garrett Felber said …
October 7, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer Michigan High School Grads, A Challenge For Michigan’s Regional Universities
How bad is it? How are schools responding? Here’s a new report from The Bridge.
October 6, 2019/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Grad Students Aren’t Workers?
Grad students are demanding democracy in the workplace. Read more from Inequity.
October 5, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: From INSIDE HIGHER ED, “Push for Players Pay Goes National”
“Days after California enacted a law allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals, lawmakers in other states and in Congress …
October 4, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: U. South Carolina Faculty Senate Votes ‘No Confidence’ in University Trustees
The vote was prompted by faculty concerns about how USC’s presidential search was conducted. Read more here from The State …
October 3, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Needs a Reformation (commentary)
Erik Gilbert in Inside Higher Education: “If a movement comes along that poses a serious threat to the status quo in …
October 2, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
Public Money Subsidizes Mid-Major College Sports in Michigan
When Western Michigan faced Central Michigan on the football field last Saturday, a storyline about the game was everywhere in …
October 1, 2019/
Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Endorses Actions Taken at Indiana U and UT San Antonio Re Athlete Violence
Indiana University announced recently what may be the first comprehensive university policy on athlete violence. UT San Antonio has adopted …
September 30, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Board Votes Against Punishing Schools for Academic Misconduct
“The governing board of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I conferences will not adopt rules that would have allowed …
September 29, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: Why Enter the Professoriate?
“What is the likelihood that they will enjoy the benefits that drew my generation to college and university teaching?” In …
September 28, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed and ‘The Meritocracy,” What’s the Connection?
The New Yorker’s Lewis Menand explores the question in this far-reaching commentary. Read more here.
September 27, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Athlete-Turned-Activist Seeks To Reform College Sports
In 1997, Ramogi Huma and UCLA defensive back Ryan Roques founded a student group to advocate for athletes. Huma has …
September 26, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Pew Finds Link Between Political Affiliation and Views of Higher Ed
When asked about the connection between higher education and the direction of the U.S., 67% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning Independents …
September 25, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/