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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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NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network
UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …
May 7, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Student College Enrollment
David Jesse (Detroit Free Press) summarizes the findings in this article about what researchers found in Kalamazoo, MI (The Kalamazoo …
May 6, 2021/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania
The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …
May 5, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Head-Spinning Turmoil at Linfield (OR) University
Distinguished professor and faculty trustee “was fired after he denounced the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations from students and …
May 4, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: At Howard University, ‘Thou Doth Protest Too Much’ Seems Likely
The NYT’s rejoinder to Cornel West’s recent commentary rings hollow. Read it here.
May 3, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Context Matters–‘Steering” Campus Sustainability in Neoliberal Higher Education
In Neoliberalism, New Public Management and the Sustainable Development Agenda of Higher Education: History, Contradictions, and Synergies, Sophie E.F. Bessant, Zoe …
May 2, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Athletics-Related Eruption (again), This Time at LSU
FROM ESPN: Seven women allege “a conspiracy” by the defendants to keep them quiet and “deprive them of their constitutional …
April 30, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: In Open Search, University of Iowa Hires Academic as President
Barbara Wilson has published more than 80 articles, reports, and book chapters during her academic career, and she has been …
April 30, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: New FL Higher Ed Legislation Prompted By ‘Not So Hidden’ Agenda
If Gov. DeSantis signs HB 233, all FL public universities will need to submit an annual report regarding ‘viewpoint diversity.’ …
April 29, 2021/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
VIDEO: “Deconstructing Neoliberalism in Higher Education”
Hosted by Professor Nathan Rousseau and sponsored by Social Science Space the forum brought together four scholars to discuss the …
April 28, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/
PERSPECTIVES: Wendy Brown on Neoliberalism in the Age of COVID-19
in this one-hour audiocast, Professor Brown is Rob Johnson’s guest (President, Institute for New Economic Thinking) on New Economics and …
April 27, 2021/
Audio, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast/
PERSPECTIVES: Beyond Campus Sustainability–What Higher Education Must Do to Address Climate Change
“The climate crisis is urgent, and together, we in higher education must directly face the coming challenges.” Read more in …
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in America: Does the Premise Hold?
“Colleges have for centuries benefited from the belief that they could provide prospective students, as well as institutions with particular …
April 25, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Lawmakers Consider Restricting What Public Universities Can Do to Address COVID
FROM THE MICHIGAN BRIDGE: ‘It’s “befuddling’ said Dan Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities. ‘For a legislative …
April 24, 2021/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: “We Don’t Have the Opportunity to Shower. We Get in Our Bus and Go Back to the Hotel”
Significant gaps exist between men’s and women’s college sports. In this case, it’s softball v. baseball. Read more in this …
April 23, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/