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Monthly Archive: March 2022

PERSPECTIVES: Combatting Neoliberalism In The Age Of Trump

Read Naomi Klein’s powerful essay, published this week in The Nation.
by Future U/ June 15, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: When Free Speech And Chalk Talk Collide

At Kutztown University (PA) a chapter of “Students for Life of America” complained after chalk messages (“Stop abortion” and “Life …
by Future U/ June 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Deacon Blues,” Voice Of A Contingent Faculty Member

Lori Brown, Eastern Michigan University, offers a sobering and evocative perspective on life in today’s Academy. Deacon Blues pdf
by Future U/ June 14, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Budget Problem? The Most Selective Colleges Have Average Budget Surplus of $140 Million Dollars

One way to spend that money: provide more financial assistant to low-income students.  Read this analysis from The Hechinger Report.
by Future U/ June 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Editorial Opinion. “Culture Change Needed At Michigan State”

The most telling thing about this editorial opinion is that there’s only one public comment — and it tells the …
by Future U/ June 13, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A College Education Doesn’t Always Improve Critical Thinking Skills

Results of a controversial test reveals spotty results, including a downtrend in students’ skills–from entry to graduation–at some schools. Read …
by Future U/ June 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Protecting Free Speech on Campus

Essay written by Laurie L. Patton, president, Middlebury College. It’s from The Wall Stree Journal.
by Future U/ June 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Win The University Divestment Battle

Case in point is Harvard University. Read about it in this feature article from The Nation.
by Future U/ June 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: It’s Good News Sometimes When Plans Fall Through

Thankfully, the “higher ed task force” proposed by DJT and slated to be chaired by Jerry Falwell, Jr. won’t happen. …
by Future U/ June 8, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Student Organizing Is Important

California is the example explored in this feature article published in Truthout. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Chomsky On Neoliberalism And Democracy

It’s from an interview published in The Nation.
by Future U/ June 6, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Humanities Majors Down 10% Since 2012

But there is some good news in a report released by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Read more …
by Future U/ June 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: So What About New York’s Plan To Accelerate University-Corporate Parternships?

Despite fanfare, Tax-Free NY has had spotty results. Read more in this article by SUNY-Albany prof. emeritus, Lawrence Wittner.
by Future U/ June 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: An Interview With Steve Mims, Director, “Starving The Beast”

“Higher ed as a public good is being supplanted by a market-based ideology that views education as a commodity.” WaPo article includes the …
by Future U/ June 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eschewing A Loyalty Pledge (per Comey) Applies In Higher Ed, Too

University presidents aren’t monarchs. Read this thoughtful essay written by Jack Stripling. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
by Future U/ June 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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