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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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PODCAST: Samuel H. Johnson Talks about His New Book, “HBCUs The Living Legacies”
"HBCU's The Living Legacies" is a children's book designed to introduce young people to HBCU founders.
September 22, 2023/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: USA Today’s Follow-Up Story on the Mel Tucker Sexual Harassment Situation
Several of Tucker's claims aren't corroborated.
September 12, 2023/
Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Disbelief, Sadness, and Anger in East Lansing
Mel Tucker’s admitted personal behavior speaks for itself, and a suspension followed by termination is in order. But as The …
NEWS BRIEFS: Sexual Harassment Complaint Filed Against Michigan State’s Head Football Coach
"Is the face of its football program guilty of sexually harassing an influential advocate against gender-based violence?"
September 10, 2023/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “For Me, To Be a Chancellor is to Lead a Life of Contradictions”
"To be in this role is to understand how to navigate the landscape of power, to shape-shift as needed."
September 9, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
COMMENTARY by Frank Fear: What a Children’s Book Tells Us About Higher Education
Samuel H. Johnson aims to educate and inspire today's generation of young people.
September 8, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Faculty Vote No Confidence in President, While Board Doubles-Down on Supporting Him
"The faculty resolution targeted the administration's poor planning, faulty decision making, and financial mismanagement."
September 7, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Mismanagement with Governance Inaction, and Another Small College Closes
"This college didn’t just die; it was murdered."
September 6, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Analyst on the State of Revenue-Generating College Athletics, “This Has Become a Soulless Enterprise”
Michael LeRoy, Univ. of Illinois professor, "There is no moral compass. There is no brotherhood."
September 5, 2023/
Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY by J.W. Traphagan: Enterprise Software and the Ongoing Onslaught of the Business Model On Higher Education
"We must be attentive to seemingly trivial changes that signal a reconfiguration of academic institutions as businesses."
September 4, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “The University Hasn’t Always Been Merely a Pathway for Getting a Job”
"How can we gain knowledge and wisdom as a society when we are only seeking content and computations?"
September 3, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic: “Innovation at University, Inc.”
"It is at least creepy to have all the problems humanity may face packaged as opportunities for entrepreneurship."
September 2, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Farm Bill May Hold Answer to HBCU Underfunding
"Per-student research expenditures at 1890 colleges (HBCUs) are less than 1/3 of 1862 (initial) land-grant institutions."
September 1, 2023/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Message to Morgantown, “Standing Carries Obligations, Foresake Obligations, Foresake Standing”
"When asked about the program cuts, (president) Gee told the student newspaper, “I actually hope it helps enrollment."
August 31, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY by J.W. Traphagan: Infantilizing Discourse and the Marketing of Higher Education
"If students aren't happy, they might go to a different business—er, college—to purchase their degree."
August 30, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/