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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: Shocking Presidential Pick at Youngstown State
"While some take issue with Johnson’s public record, the deeper concern for the faculty union is the process used by …
December 9, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: When the Guy Thinks He’s the Smartest Person in the Room … But Isn’t
Prof John Goldwasser: "If you had failed (in getting additional funding from the Legislature), then you should have resigned."
December 8, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: There’s an Overemphasis on “Freedom” in Academic Freedom
"This interpretation of “academic freedom” is the one presented at the AAUP annual meeting in 1915."
December 7, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Proposal Would Have Major Athletic Schools Pay Players Directly
Currently, players' compensation comes from outside sources, mostly from busineses and donors, through the NIL mechanism."
December 6, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Believing Anti-Semitism is Fostered on Campus, U.S. House Committee Calls University Presidents to Washington
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC): “Today, you will have a chance to atone for vitriolic, hate-filled antisemitism on your campuses."
December 5, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Financial Threat to IU Real Even Though Some Faculty Believe Claims are “Exaggerated, Inaccurate”
Faculty Letter: “We are alarmed by the threatening tone, and the way in which it injects ideology into university governance."
December 4, 2023/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: College Football Playoff and Bowl Teams Announced Today In What Has Become A BIG Money Business
The big money in college sports doesn't threaten the historic purpose of intercollegiate athletics; it has corrupted it.
December 3, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: U of California President Proposes “Viewpoint-Neutral” History Perspective, Faculty Push Back
Sherene Seikaly, UC Santa Barbara: It "undermines authority over teaching subjects and fails to acknowledge faculty expertise."
December 2, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: U of Michigan Cancels Student Referendum on Middle East Situation
UM administration canceled a student vote on conflicting referendums regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
December 1, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
FUTUREU FORUM, VIDEO AND PODCAST: Protecting/Advancing the Liberal Arts with Professor Christopher A. Snyder
The video and audio-only versions from November 29, 2023, are available here.
November 27, 2023/
Audio, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State U Presidential Finalist Defers Meeting with Campus Constituents
Stratton Lee III, Black Faculty, Staff & Administrators Assoc: "We like to go firsthand, and not rely on things we …
November 26, 2023/
MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
FUTUREU FORUM: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, Professor Christopher A. Snyder on “The Principles of a Liberal Arts Education”
November 24, Noon, Eastern & 11 a.m. Central Time
November 22, 2023/
Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: Say What?! “DEI is a Fraud and What We’re Seeing on Campuses is Proof of That”
Brandon Williams (NY-R), "If you permit or harbor antisemitism on your campus, you are my enemy,”
November 15, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Faculty Group Offers Alternative Budget Management Plan, Starting Where It Should WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS
"We can meet the full $45M budget gap WITHOUT having to cut the 32 majors and layoff 200-400 mostly teaching …
November 12, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Univ of Michigan, The Newest Storyline Associated with the Sorry State of Institutional Integrity
"The Big Ten's rules 'could not be clearer' when it comes to the commissioner's authority to act."
November 11, 2023/
Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/