June 2023 - Future U

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PERSPECTIVES: President Kennedy’s Initiative Quashed (RIP, Affirmative Action, 1961-2023)

"We’re heading in the opposite direction from progress."

by Future U/ June 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: $32 Million Budget Cut Looming for UW System Despite State of Wisconsin Budget Surplus

"Republicans claim $32 million is the amount projected to be spent on DEI programs during the two upcoming years."

by Future U/ June 29, 2023/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Fearless University President Calls Out Fanatical Politicians

Patricia McGuire: “So many presidents are disturbingly silent. We are supposed to represent academic and intellectual freedom.”

by Future U/ June 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Might Find the Means to Resist the Institutional Drive Toward Our Extinction”

"Every person trained in humanities teaching/research knows the damage we are sustaining, from the personal to the national."

by Future U/ June 27, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Cuts Include Grad Programs, Faculty Positions

"The budget shortfall, which officials say could rise to $75 million in five years, is largely a result of enrollment …

by Future U/ June 26, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How to Handle Intolerant/Recalcitrant Professors?

"Incidents often trigger lengthy/opaque investigations that disrupt departments and turn students into witnesses."

by Future U/ June 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Chicanery in Florida as State Sues U.S. Dept of Education Over Accrediting Process

"DeSantis, who frequently criticizes the Biden administration, is now taking aim at higher ed accrediting agencies."

by Future U/ June 24, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s the Appropriate Balance Between Provost Oversight and Professorial Discretion?

"Students were asked to report to the provost those professors who acted without empathy."

by Future U/ June 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

FUTUREU FORUM YOUTUBE: J.W. Traphagan on the Quantification of Quality in Higher Education

Taped on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, and hosted by Rubén Martinez with George Styles as discussant.

by Future U/ June 22, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Society, Video/

FUTUREU FORUM AUDIO: J.W. Traphagan on the Quantification of Quality in Higher Education

Taped on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, hosted by Rubén Martinez with George Styles as discussant.

by Future U/ June 21, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Before the State Legislature Acted, This Major State University Disbanded Its DEI Office

The University of Arkansas is the first university in the country to do so without a state mandate for board …

by Future U/ June 21, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

FUTUREU FORUM Tu, June 20, LIVE with Dr. John W. Traphagan, “Neoliberalism and the Quantification of Quality in Higher Ed”

Tuesday, June 20, 9a, Eastern Time, LIVE on YouTube.

by Future U/ June 20, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

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