August 2022 - Future U

Monthly Archive: August 2024

FUTUREU VIDEO: Adrian Lenardic on the Impact of “The Attention Society” on Higher Ed and Science

Adrian’s engaging and provocative presentation can be viewed on FutureU’s YouTube channel. Cover photo courtesy of The Guardian.

by Future U/ August 31, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Here’s Why Many Economists Interpret Student Loan Elimination Negatively

"Debt triggers moralistic responses: We want people to follow through on obligations they have agreed to."

by Future U/ August 29, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cal LA Prof Tossed Out of LA Mayoral Debate

‘Melina Abdullah, a professor at California State University, Los Angeles — where the debate was held — was forcibly removed …

by Future U/ August 27, 2022/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: FUTUREU Guest Presenter Launches “Rate Your Administrator” Site

“You will have the power to evaluate the performance of the senior administrators on your campus.”

by Future U/ August 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU on List of Twenty Schools With Concerning Records Regarding the Funding of Women Athletes

FROM USAToday: “The calculation for the Title IX scholarship requirement is relatively straightforward: The percentage of athletic scholarship dollars a …

by Future U/ August 19, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Rules MSU Not Compliant in Decision to Eliminate Women’s Swimming and Diving

University was given 60 days to rectify the violation.

by Future U/ August 10, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Research Reveals Systematic Inequality in Faculty Hiring

"We found that aculty hiring follows a common and steeply hierarchical structure that reflects profound social inequality."

by Future U/ August 9, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEXT FUTUREU FORUM: Rice’s Adrian Lenardic on “Humility in the Age of Attention”

Friday, August 26, 1p Eastern. Dr. Lenardic will talk about how “the age of attention” is influencing higher education and science. …

by Future U/ August 5, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Daniel O’Connell on the Praxis of Activist Scholarship

O’Connell gave the keynote address at the Sociology of Development pre-conference for the 2022 American Sociological Association annual gathering. Here …

by Future U/ August 3, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU’s Court Filing Could Have Significant Implications for the Future of Title IX

“The courts cannot throw out Title IX, but they can throw out some or all of the formulas for calculating …

by Future U/ August 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

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