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Monthly Archive: January 2023

PERSPECTIVES: At Texas-Austin, a Song Is More Than a Song

Eyes of Texas is a “Yes, Coach” Moment From The Drake Group. The Drake Group is a national organization of …
by Future U/ March 31, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Book Focuses on “The Gig Academy”

Roger Baldwin’s review: “At institutions where neoliberalism is in force, traditional academic values are overpowered by an increased focus on …
by Future U/ March 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Says ‘No’ to Releasing Documents, MI AG Closes Nassar Case

AG Nessel: “The university’s refusal to voluntarily provide them closes the last door available to finish our investigation. We’re incredibly …
by Future U/ March 29, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Critical Race Theory Under Attack

Michelle Goldberg writes in the New York Times: “Consider what just happened in Idaho, where last week Boise State University …
by Future U/ March 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor Explains Critical Race Theory and Why It is Important

Prof. Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University: “According to Critical Race Theory, racism doesn’t simply reside in the heart and …
by Future U/ March 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: $1 Billion Price Tag for M.D.’s Sexual Assaults

The University of Southern California has agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion to former patients of campus gynecologist George …
by Future U/ March 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Makes Strong Case for ‘Engaged Scholarship’

“Andrew J. Hoffman draws upon existing literature and personal experience to bring attention to the problem of academic insularity—where it …
by Future U/ March 25, 2021/ Books, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: For NCAA, ‘Madness’ Isn’t a March-Only Affair

Calls for reforming the NCAA are accelerating, but will change actually happen? Greta Anderson investigates in this article from Inside …
by Future U/ March 24, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Is the Pandemic Shrinking ‘The Scholar Class?”

Megan Zahneis, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Frozen admissions, curtailed graduate cohorts, and stalled-out research could severely squeeze …
by Future U/ March 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Dialogue about Diversity and Inclusion, ‘Patriot Front’ Stickers Show Up on Campus

From The Bridge: “After months of debate about institutional racism in the predominantly white university (Michigan Tech University), stickers for …
by Future U/ March 22, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Neoliberalism is ….”

Professor Koechlin directs the International Studies Program at Vassar College. In this piece from Common Dreams, he seeks to leave …
by Future U/ March 21, 2021/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Oberlin, There Isn’t ‘March Madness’

Listen to this episode of Sway as host Kara Fisher interviews Oberlin College president, Carmen Twillie Ambar. Featured by the …
by Future U/ March 20, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “I Know Racism Against Me is Not My Fault”

May-Lee Chai, associate prof, San Francisco State U, writing in the LA Times: “Although I knew Asian American history and …
by Future U/ March 19, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘China Flu?’ U of Michigan Prof Comments on Implications

University of Michigan professor Melissa Borja: “The pandemic is still here. We still have leaders who are choosing to use …
by Future U/ March 18, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Making a Case for ‘Critical Feeling’

Michael Roth is president of Wesleyan University: “In a political and cultural context that encourages crude parochialism under the guise …
by Future U/ March 17, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
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