January 2024 - Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: Academic Unit Political Statements, How Far is Too Far?

St. Bonaventure's Mary Rose Kubal: "Another worrying sign of university interference by donors, politicians, alumni and the public."

by Future U/ January 26, 2024/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

A sticking point is whether athletes in revenue-generating sports are considered employees rather than just student-athletes.

by Future U/ January 20, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo, speaking at Hillsdale College: “We defund things we don’t like, we fund things we do like.”

by Future U/ January 19, 2024/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

The DeSantis-led culture war expands in Florida.

by Future U/ January 18, 2024/ Public Higher Ed/

"Lycoming opened a reearch center, established an undergrad research conference, and launched a journal to publish students' research."

by Future U/ January 17, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

"Attacks on academic integrity are sure to continue."

by Future U/ January 15, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"The university sector has modernized; but modernity comes with a price."

by Future U/ January 14, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"The Kentucky bill closely reflects legislation in other Republican-controlled states."

by Future U/ January 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Institutions need to do a better job of screening academic credentials and have in place a policy for handling accusations.

by Future U/ January 12, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

"We risk compromising the role our great American universities play as flagbearers for freedom of thought and expression."

by Future U/ January 11, 2024/ Higher Ed, Society/

"The goal remains the same: to undermine academic freedom and the freedom to learn."

by Future U/ January 10, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Analyst: "You cannot buy the kind of publicity" the university is getting.

by Future U/ January 9, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Research Finding: "Total charitable giving did not decrease...because high-income taxpayers continued to see tax benefits."

by Future U/ January 8, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Utah Governor: "Forcing people to sign DEI statements in the hiring process is a political endeavor and decreases intellectual diversity."

by Future U/ January 7, 2024/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The all-season sport: "Toppling high-powered leaders" to achieve partisan political objectives.

by Future U/ January 6, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/