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PERSPECTIVES: How Koch Network Money Infiltrates American Colleges and Universities

Catherine Read talks with Professor Bethany Letiecq about the undue influence of the Koch Brothers on certain universities with George …

by Future U/ July 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Ruling, SCOTUS Protects Donor Anonymity, Rejects Philanthropic Transparency

“By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the court struck down CA’s law requiring nonprofits to file a list of …

by Future U/ July 6, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Here’s Why Prof. Hannah-Jones Turned Down UNC’s Tenure Offer

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke to Gayle King on CBS This Morning.

by Future U/ July 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: FIRE, AAUP Clash on Free Speech at U. Oklahoma

Groups take opposing stands in response to the approach taken during an in-service education program for faculty. Read how and …

by Future U/ July 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “If You Could Design a College/University From Scratch, What Would It Look Like?”

Tyler Cowen answers his own question. No tenure, he replies. Read his full account as published in Bloomberg Opinion.

by Future U/ July 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: PA’s 14 State College System To Contract, Six Schools to Become Two

In a controversial consolidation, California, Clarion, and Edinboro would be grouped into one institution, while Lock Haven, Bloomsburg, and Mansfield …

by Future U/ July 2, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College and University Rankings, Fetishized: Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast

Gladwell calls it, ‘The Lord of the Rankings,” and it propelled U.S. News & World Report from ‘just another’ national …

by Future U/ July 1, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/

PERSPECTIVES: College Student Hunger? It’s Real and Anything But New. How Should We Respond?

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “If students’ basic needs are met, they are more likely to perform well, feel physically and mentally …

by Future U/ June 30, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Requiring On-Campus Student Vaccinations: U of Michigan 1, Michigan State 0

List of all colleges/universities requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. From The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Of Course, Academic Freedom Needs Protecting. But How?

Chicago’s Tom Ginsburg asserts: “Colleges must institutionalize the protection of academic freedom by devoting resources to training, establishing standards, and …

by Future U/ June 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Over 900 Universities in 90 Countries Issue “New Magna Carta”

The document is an effort to reverse troubling trends. Sijbolt Noorda, president emeritus of the University of Amsterdam: “If we …

by Future U/ June 25, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy Academic Freedom! Florida Requires ‘Diversity Viewpoints’ in Collegiate Civics Education

In signing the law, FL Governor Ron DeSantis said, “We do not want them (universities) to be hotbeds for stale …

by Future U/ June 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU University Council Votes For Student Vaccinations, President Says No

NEWS BRIEFS: “The NCAA is Not Above the Law,” SCOTUS

Steve Vladeck, a law professor, University of Texas, Austin: “The justices have effectively undercut the central justification the NCAA uses …

by Future U/ June 22, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Impact of ‘For the People Act’ on Higher Ed

From Inside Higher Education: “The legislation specifically addresses the role of higher education institutions in the voting process, which includes …

by Future U/ June 21, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

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