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Monthly Archive: October 2025

NEWS BRIEFS: Oklahoma Not the Place to Be When It Comes to DEI

OK Governor Kevin Stitt said during a news conference: state’s colleges should focus solely on preparing students for the workforce.

by Future U/ December 16, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Univ of Arizona Announces $240 Million Deficit, Exacerbated by Transferring Nearly $100 Million to Support UA Athletics

"UA loaned the athletics department $86 million in recent years, Before that, the department had been self-sustaining."

by Future U/ December 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Is Scholar-Activism Contributing to Campus Anti-Semitism?

'Nowhere are the dangers of scholar activism more clearly on display than in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

by Future U/ December 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Students Hope for MSU? “I Hope in the Future We’re Not in the News A Lot.”

"Civil engineering junior Emily Schoepke hopes Guskiewicz won’t shy away from having difficult conversations with students."

by Future U/ December 13, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Bradley University Preserves, Eliminates, and Reconfigures Multiple Academic Offerings

University official: “Bradley University will exercise compassion and support throughout this process.”

by Future U/ December 12, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Two Statements Published in ACADEME BLOG Speak Truth to the Situation at the University of Pennsylvania

"Scholarly inquiry is precisely what is needed to serve the public good in a democratic society."

by Future U/ December 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Univ of Wisconsin Regents Reject “Bribe” Brokered By UW Execs and State Legislators

Regent Angela Adams: The deal was "divisive, polarizing, and would have had negative effects for decades to come."

by Future U/ December 10, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Shocking Presidential Pick at Youngstown State

"While some take issue with Johnson’s public record, the deeper concern for the faculty union is the process used by …

by Future U/ December 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: When the Guy Thinks He’s the Smartest Person in the Room … But Isn’t

Prof John Goldwasser: "If you had failed (in getting additional funding from the Legislature), then you should have resigned."

by Future U/ December 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: There’s an Overemphasis on “Freedom” in Academic Freedom

"This interpretation of “academic freedom” is the one presented at the AAUP annual meeting in 1915."

by Future U/ December 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Proposal Would Have Major Athletic Schools Pay Players Directly

Currently, players' compensation comes from outside sources, mostly from busineses and donors, through the NIL mechanism."

by Future U/ December 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Believing Anti-Semitism is Fostered on Campus, U.S. House Committee Calls University Presidents to Washington

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC): “Today, you will have a chance to atone for vitriolic, hate-filled antisemitism on your campuses."

by Future U/ December 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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