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Monthly Archive: December 2020

NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University Hosts Conference on ‘Building the Post-Pandemic University’

Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …

by Future U/ September 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Homeland Security Proposal Worrisome for Universities and International Scholars

“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposal last Thursday, which could limit the duration of immigration status …

by Future U/ September 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “When Avoiding the Truth is Part of Your University’s Business Model”

Sierra Elise Hansen, columnist, Michigan Daily: “The business model the University uses is not unique from the traditional college and …

by Future U/ September 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘They Put the Institution Before the Victims’ Is Sobering Conclusion of New Book on Sexual Assaults

It’s no secret that America has ‘an institution problem.’ Institutional self-serving behavior is the issue. That’s the bottom line in …

by Frank Fear/ September 27, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

VIDEO: “The Enablers,” Institutional Actors in Sexual Assaults

Featuring Amos Guiora and Elizabeth Abdnour, stimulated by Guiora’s new book, Armies of Enablers.

by Future U/ September 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/

PODCAST: “The Enablers,” Institutional Actors in Sexual Assaults

Featuring Amos Guiora and Elizabeth Abdnour, stimulated by Guiora’s new book, Armies of Enablers.

by Future U/ September 26, 2020/ Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Independent Voice of Student Newspapers in Jeopardy

Reorganization at the University of Vermont: “The biggest concern here is an illegal practice called “prior review,” which is the …

by Future U/ September 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Do We Need Major College Football the Way It’s Organized Today?

No, says John Warner: “Reading an essay on “Why America Needs College Football” by two education scholars from Ohio State …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Audit Finds Connections Can Trump Admissions Qualifications at U. of California

LA Times: “The University of California allowed “inappropriate factors” to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 students who …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: County Health Officer Calls Out MSU Concerning COVID-19 Reporting

“The current situation deeply concerns me for the MSU and East Lansing communities,” Linda Vail said in a press release …

by Future U/ September 24, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Finds that Liberal Arts Majors Less Likely to Express Authoritarian Attitudes

The report, authored by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce, is entitled The Role of Education in Taming …

by Future U/ September 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Alumni-Led #SaveACHumanities Social Media Movement Saves Humanities at Adrian College

At Adrian College, “several thousand graduates, many of them recent, waged a simple but relentless social media and direct outreach …

by Future U/ September 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Beyond The Neoliberal University

Todd Wolfson and Astra Taylor: “We see an opportunity to reimagine the public university of the twenty-first century. But to …

by Future U/ September 21, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Well-Served By Campus Newspapers

College newspapers: “Student journalists have been kept busy breaking news of campus outbreaks, pushing for transparency from administrators, and publishing …

by Future U/ September 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State U Upgrades its COVID-19 Dashboard, But More Improvement is Needed

MSU Professor Sarah Reckhow writes: “MSU is not testing enough–our positivity rate is around 15%, and the university dashboard is …

by Future U/ September 19, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/