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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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PERSPECTIVES: Researchers Release Report on Impact of State Funding Declines on Higher Education
Professor Bound, et al. found differential impacts by institutional type. They write: “First, public research universities may be unable to …
June 24, 2019/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Crony Capitalism Under the Guise of Philanthropy at University of Tulsa
Professor Jacob Howland is McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. His article appeared in The Nation.
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Hires Law Firm To Investigate Nassar Handling
It’s the second time that the university has committed resources to study what happened and how. Michigan Attorney General Dana …
June 22, 2019/
Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: University of California Addresses Admissions Fraud
The safeguards “include stronger verification of claims on students’ applications, reviews of potential links between donors and applicants, and stricter …
June 21, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: New Tax Law Has Implications for Collegiate Philanthropy
Tax benefits from philanthropy come by way of itemizing, and 90% of filers last year didn’t. Higher ed could see …
June 20, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education’s ‘Competition Fetish”
Professor Rajani Naidoo: “The competition fetish produces the conviction that ‘there is no alternative.'” It’s the business of higher education, the …
June 19, 2019/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: With Election 2020 Looming, ‘Free’ College is on the Political Radar
Eighteen of the 23 Democratic candidates have announced support for tuition-free higher education (in one form or another). Twenty states …
June 18, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: The Corruption of Higher Education
Without repentance—mea culpa ringing across the sector—followed by a shift to progressive leadership (an approach that embraces authenticity, transparency, and …
June 17, 2019/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: University Administrator, “Competition in Higher Ed is a Fetish”
While it’s the predominant fashion in higher education today, it aims “is little more than competition for its own sake,” …
June 16, 2019/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Throws Shade At Rising College Graduation Rates
“Collectively, student characteristics, institutional resources, and institution attended do not explain much of the change,” write Jeffrey T. Denning, Eric R. Eide, …
June 15, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Same Old Story, At U. of Houston This Time–Who Know What and When?
UH’s women’s soccer players experienced a serious health situation. Investigative reporting shows U officials knew and didn’t respond.
June 14, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What Happened to an Affordable College Education?
Professor Lawrence Wittner comments. Read more from LA Progressive.
June 13, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Urges Congress To “Fix College Sports”
Issued by The Drake Group NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Like many interested parties, The Drake Group was underwhelmed by the …
June 12, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Florida State University To Privatize Athletics
The move will shield athletics from public records requests. Read more from The Orlando Sentinel. Read one commentary here.
June 11, 2019/
News Briefs, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Another Physician Sexual Assault Case, This Time at UCLA
The LA Times reports.
June 10, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/