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Monthly Archive: February 2023

PERSPECTIVES: Political Chatter Won’t Put a Good Roof Over on Our Public Schools

Useless noise manufactured to gain political advantage keeps us from addressing and solving major issues.
by Roger Barbee/ September 30, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Next FutureU Forum: What UnKochMyCampus is Doing to Counter Politically Motivated Philanthropy

FutureU is pleased to welcome Jasmine Banks, executive director, and Professor Sharon J. Kirsch, Arizona State University.
by Future U/ September 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan House Ed Panel Passes Bill to Bar Teaching Critical Race Theory

"The bill would prohibit schools from including “any form of race or gender stereotyping” in their curriculums."
by Future U/ September 28, 2021/ Education, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Legislature to Investigate “Diversity of Political Speech” on State’s 12 Public Campuses

An 'intellectual diversity assessment' will measure political speech tolerance across FL's public university system.
by Future U/ September 27, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Universities Are Not Static Places; They Live and Breathe, Grow and Change, and Reinvent Themselves with New Energy and Approaches.”

Rebecca M. Blank, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, responds to criticism written about her institution.
by Future U/ September 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Mountain of Evidence that Both Students and Teachers Find Exposure to Critical History Enhances Teaching and Learning”

"If we care about effective historical teaching and learning, it is time that we made educational policy based on evidence …
by Future U/ September 25, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Elementary School to be Named Today After Former MSU Dean and Civil Rights Leader

Elaine Hardy in The State News: “Black people that lived in East Lansing and bought homes likely through white proxy-buyers, …
by Future U/ September 24, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Students Launch Change.org Petition re MSU’s COVID Policies

Issues faced upon returning for Fall Semester prompts action.
by Future U/ September 23, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: New UnKockMyCampus Report Highlights Koch Network Impact in K-12 Education

"With this funding, The Koch network is spreading their ideas, including climate disinformation and free-market philosophy." 
by Future U/ September 22, 2021/ Education, Neoliberalism, Society/

VIDEO: Discussion of New Book, “In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness in California”

Watch co-authors Daniel J. O’Connell and Scott J. Peters discuss their new book, In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight Against Industrial Agriculture …
by Future U/ September 21, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Virtual Forum: “The Engaged University,” Working to Advance African Higher Education

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 9:00AM - 10:30AM EDT (UTC −04:00) 
by Future U/ September 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Video/

AUDIOCAST: Discussion of New Book, “In the Struggle: Scholars and the Fight Against Industrial Agribusiness in California”

Listen to co-authors Daniel J. O'Connell and Scott J. Peters discuss their new book.
by Future U/ September 19, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “It Wasn’t the Policies or Procedures that Failed; It Was the People in Charge”

Another hard-hitting commentary authored by Sally Jenkins and published in The Washington Post.
by Future U/ September 18, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “They Underestimated the Degree of Corruption”

O'Connell and Peters chronicle the century-long effort by eight scholar-activists to push back against Big Ag.
by Future U/ September 17, 2021/ Book Review, Books, Perspectives, Society/

Next FutureU Forum, Fri., Sept. 17, Focuses on Politically Engaged Scholarship

The scholar's role should not be bounded exclusively by scientific discovery, publishing, and teaching.
by Future U/ September 16, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/
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