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: “We Better be Asking What We Want College Football To Be, and How We Make Sure It Still Fits Inside a University Environment”
Read Jason Kelly's provocative essay, published in the Winter 2021-2022 issue of The Notre Dame Magazine.
January 9, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
Shadow Side of Commercialized College Sports Featured in FutureU Video
Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College, writes about the money side of revenue-generating college sports.
December 30, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/
AUDIOCAST/VIDEO Now Available, “The Quantified Scholar” with Professor Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra
Faculty productivity metrics do more than measure faculty productivity. "Measuring up" has consequences for faculty and fields of study. Here's …
December 10, 2021/
Books, Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Industry Scientists More Positive than Academic Scientists
FROM NATURE (an editorial): “If they (academic administrators) want current and future generations of academics to thrive, they need to …
NEWS BRIEFS: “High Debt, Limited Opportunities” Characterize Certain Professional Degree Programs (WSJ)
FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Professional degrees like dentistry and veterinary medicine are leaving many students with immense college debt, …
December 5, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Politically-Influenced Philanthropy “At It Again,” This Time to ‘Support’ Free Speech
What are money-starved schools supposed to do? Capitulate? Say, no thank you. Here’s the situation as reported by The Wall …
December 4, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
Next FutureU Forum Focuses on “The Quantified Scholar”
Wednesday, December 8, 1:30-3p Eastern time, 10:30-Noon Pacific time.
November 30, 2021/
Higher Ed/
Here’s the Right Move for America’s Major Sports-Playing Universities
Major college football & basketball are exciting, but what they don't do is connect well to higher education's mission and …
November 28, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
Oral History Explores a Program and Time When Major College Football Aligned with Higher Education’s Values and Mission
And They Lived Their Lives Accordingly: A Football Story chronicles the lives and experiences–then and since–of players and coaches associated with …
November 18, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: Do the Right Thing, Michigan State
We support the MSU Faculty Senate resolution passed near-unanimously on November 16, 2021, calling on MSU to restore faculty retirement benefit …
November 17, 2021/
MSU, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: U Michigan Flu Outbreak is Troubling
"In Ann Arbor, more than 3 in 4 of those who were positive for flu were unvaccinated, according to the …
November 16, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
Beyond Conventional Academic Settings, Creating New Spaces for Faculty Work
Audio and video feed of the FutureU Forum (11/12/21) with Professor Clyde W. Barrow and VP and Dean emeritus Fred …
November 14, 2021/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/
Appreciation for a Fellow Teacher, Friend, and Mentor
Jim Osuna is an educator to whom I am both indebted to and grateful.
November 4, 2021/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: When a Great Public University Takes a Left Turn
The headline for this Orlando Sentinal editorial says it plainly: "A Choice for the University of Florida: Academic Freedom or …
November 3, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Beyond the Job Description, In Praise of Collegiality
Ohio State's Michael S. Weisbach elaborates in this essay published recently in Inside Higher Education.
November 2, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/