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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: National Organization Recommends “Putting Purpose First” To Help Students Succeed
“Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education to rethink student experiences–to help them better connect purpose to an academic …
October 17, 2018/
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PERSPECTIVES: Why The NCAA Wants You To Refer to College Athletes as “Student-Athletes”
The reasoning is a mix of politics, legalities, and economics, writes Richard G. Johnson. Johnson was plaintiff’s counsel in Oliver v. …
October 16, 2018/
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PERSPECTIVES: When It Comes To The Core Curriculum, Ursinus Has The Right Approach
At UC, the core curriculum is organized around four essential questions: What should matter to me? How should we live …
October 15, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Interview With Jason Stanley, “How Fascism Works”
From Inside Higher Education: Jason Stanley, Urowsky Prof of Philosophy, Yale: “If universities are to retain their values, it will …
October 14, 2018/
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NEWS BRIEFS: “Transparency and Trust Are Essential To Our Mission,” George Mason Calls For More Faculty Involvement, Openness In Gift Agreements
New policies emerge from a review of philanthropy at GMU. Read more here. It’s from The Washington Post.
October 13, 2018/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: In Neoliberal Higher Ed, Tenure Lines Are Being Replaced By Contingent Lines
“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …
October 12, 2018/
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NEWS BRIEFS: Public Engagement, You Say? New Study Finds It’s Risky Business For Profs
The Chronicle’s Audrey Williams June writes: “A new study of the language used by more than 100 colleges in their tenure-and-promotion criteria …
October 11, 2018/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: New Gallup Poll Finds Falling Confidence In Higher Education
The comparison is with 2015. Here’s a summary of the findings (from Inside Higher Education).
October 10, 2018/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: ‘Letting The Donors Decide”: Has St. Louis U. Gone Too Far?
Marjorie Valbrun from Inside Higher Education: “A record $50 million gift to Saint Louis University gave donors the right to help …
October 9, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Insights Into How Colleges Are Responding To Generation Z Students
The record shows that higher ed is adjusting to the temperament and preferences of students born in 1995 and following. …
October 8, 2018/
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NEWS BRIEFS: Koch Foundation Gave $49 Million To Higher Ed In 2016 (Associated Press)
The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
October 7, 2018/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Auburn Prof Tackled For Questioning Football Players’ Academic Choices
Prof. Michael Stern is suing the school, “accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises …
October 6, 2018/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Candidates In Review
Read more from The State News.
October 5, 2018/
MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: University Endowment Investment Returns Represent A ‘Yes, But….’ Matter
A good (even superior) return on endowment investments says nothing about these questions: In what is a university investing? In …
October 4, 2018/
MSU, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Hey, Higher Ed Administrators! What’s Your Philosophy of Higher Ed?
It’s a good question to ask–of others and yourself. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt says why in Inside Higher Education.
October 3, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/