Future U Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Independent Voice of Student Newspapers in Jeopardy

Reorganization at the University of Vermont: “The biggest concern here is an illegal practice called “prior review,” which is the …

by Future U/ September 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism in Higher Education

Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism.

by Future U/ / Welcome To FutureU/

NEWS BRIEFS: Audit Finds Connections Can Trump Admissions Qualifications at U. of California

LA Times: “The University of California allowed “inappropriate factors” to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 students who …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PODCAST: “The Enablers,” Institutional Actors in Sexual Assaults

Featuring Amos Guiora and Elizabeth Abdnour, stimulated by Guiora’s new book, Armies of Enablers.

by Future U/ September 24, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: County Health Officer Calls Out MSU Concerning COVID-19 Reporting

“The current situation deeply concerns me for the MSU and East Lansing communities,” Linda Vail said in a press release …

by Future U/ September 24, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Finds that Liberal Arts Majors Less Likely to Express Authoritarian Attitudes

The report, authored by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce, is entitled The Role of Education in Taming …

by Future U/ September 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Alumni-Led #SaveACHumanities Social Media Movement Saves Humanities at Adrian College

At Adrian College, “several thousand graduates, many of them recent, waged a simple but relentless social media and direct outreach …

by Future U/ September 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Beyond The Neoliberal University

Todd Wolfson and Astra Taylor: “We see an opportunity to reimagine the public university of the twenty-first century. But to …

by Future U/ September 21, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Well-Served By Campus Newspapers

College newspapers: “Student journalists have been kept busy breaking news of campus outbreaks, pushing for transparency from administrators, and publishing …

by Future U/ September 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State U Upgrades its COVID-19 Dashboard, But More Improvement is Needed

MSU Professor Sarah Reckhow writes: “MSU is not testing enough–our positivity rate is around 15%, and the university dashboard is …

by Future U/ September 19, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Wagner College President Says “Higher Ed Has a Civic Imperative”

RICHARD GUARASCI: “The renewal of higher learning must begin with the reestablishment of its civic mission—a mission not limited to …

by Future U/ September 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Protests Continue at University of Michigan

“Anger from faculty members, staff, and students toward the Michigan administration had been brewing for months, but in early September, …

by Future U/ September 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Organizing Effort Targets More Coronavirus Testing, Increased Transparancy at Michigan State U.

Professor Sarah Reckhow: “MSU must immediately develop an effective, large-sample, and mandatory off-campus COVID-19 testing program for students, and MSU …

by Future U/ September 14, 2020/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/