June 2021 - Future U

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PERSPECTIVES: College Student Hunger? It’s Real and Anything But New. How Should We Respond?

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “If students’ basic needs are met, they are more likely to perform well, feel physically and mentally …

by Future U/ June 30, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Requiring On-Campus Student Vaccinations: U of Michigan 1, Michigan State 0

List of all colleges/universities requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. From The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Job Posting: Higher Education Leaders Driven by ‘Eulogy Virtues’

It is limiting to think about Neoliberalism only as a macro-level socioeconomic and political force. It also has a major …

by Frank Fear/ June 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, Podcast, Society, Video/

Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators

Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.

by Roger Barbee/ June 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Of Course, Academic Freedom Needs Protecting. But How?

Chicago’s Tom Ginsburg asserts: “Colleges must institutionalize the protection of academic freedom by devoting resources to training, establishing standards, and …

by Future U/ June 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Over 900 Universities in 90 Countries Issue “New Magna Carta”

The document is an effort to reverse troubling trends. Sijbolt Noorda, president emeritus of the University of Amsterdam: “If we …

by Future U/ June 25, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy Academic Freedom! Florida Requires ‘Diversity Viewpoints’ in Collegiate Civics Education

In signing the law, FL Governor Ron DeSantis said, “We do not want them (universities) to be hotbeds for stale …

by Future U/ June 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU University Council Votes For Student Vaccinations, President Says No

NEWS BRIEFS: “The NCAA is Not Above the Law,” SCOTUS

Steve Vladeck, a law professor, University of Texas, Austin: “The justices have effectively undercut the central justification the NCAA uses …

by Future U/ June 22, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Impact of ‘For the People Act’ on Higher Ed

From Inside Higher Education: “The legislation specifically addresses the role of higher education institutions in the voting process, which includes …

by Future U/ June 21, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEW BOOK: “Racial Healing in This Nation Can Only Occur Through a True Examination of America’s History”

In her new book, A Time for Change: How While Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans, Dr. Martha R. Bireda “provides an …

by Future U/ June 20, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Divisive Concepts’ and the Problem of Racism

Addressing systemic racism requires going beyond group-centric interests and focusing on transforming existing structures and processes into equitable and inclusive practices. On September …

by Ruben Martinez/ June 19, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Free Speech and the Warren Court

Professor Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy’s commentary on free speech in America was published earlier this year in The Conversation. Professor Henry Kalven’s …

by Future U/ June 16, 2021/ Perspectives, Society/