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Monthly Archive: April 2021

PERSPECTIVES: How Land-Grant Universities Can Fight Racial Injustice

Ohio State Prof Stephen M. Gavazzi writing in ‘Inside Higher Education’: “If predominantly white land-grant universities are serious about taking …

by Future U/ May 8, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network

UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …

by Future U/ May 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Student College Enrollment

David Jesse (Detroit Free Press) summarizes the findings in this article about what researchers found in Kalamazoo, MI (The Kalamazoo …

by Future U/ May 6, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania

The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …

by Future U/ May 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Head-Spinning Turmoil at Linfield (OR) University

Distinguished professor and faculty trustee “was fired after he denounced the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations from students and …

by Future U/ May 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: At Howard University, ‘Thou Doth Protest Too Much’ Seems Likely

The NYT’s rejoinder to Cornel West’s recent commentary rings hollow. Read it here.

by Future U/ May 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Context Matters–‘Steering” Campus Sustainability in Neoliberal Higher Education

In Neoliberalism, New Public Management and the Sustainable Development Agenda of Higher Education: History, Contradictions, and Synergies, Sophie E.F. Bessant, Zoe …

by Future U/ May 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/