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NEWS FLASH: Neoliberal College Presidents Hired For Neoliberal Purposes Fail Neoliberal Test

College presidents are hired as fundraisers. This new study finds that many presidents aren’t playing the game well, even presidents who …
by Future U/ January 4, 2019/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Chris Hedges On Neoliberalism

“The great thing about freedom of the market is it appears to be egalitarian, but there is nothing more unequal …
by Future U/ November 23, 2018/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Inteview With Henry Giroux About His New Book, “The Public In Peril”

The interview includes a discussion of the implications of neoliberalism for higher education. Read more at TruthDig.
by Future U/ December 23, 2017/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: While Science Advances, The Humanities ….

“When the humanities desert their mission and ally themselves with progress, they become dangerous adjuncts to ideological agendas,” writes Dean …
by Future U/ August 1, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa State Hopes To Ink Deal With Charles Kock Foundation

The beneficiary would be the ISU economics department. Controversy surrounds the matter. Read more from The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
by Future U/ July 29, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Research Shows Limitations Of Voc Ed Vis-a-Vis College Ed

“Early employment gains…may lead to later problems…as workers lack the ability to adjust to a changed economic environment.” Stanford prof, …
by Future U/ July 19, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Paying The Price For Campus Upheaval, University of Missouri, Columbia

Freshman enrollment is down significantly, especially among African Americans. Read more here.
by Future U/ July 11, 2017/ Articles, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: University Of The Future Looks Like … ?

Forbes projects an answer. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 29, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Heterodox Academy Releases Collegiate Rankings On Exposure To Diversity of Viewpoints

The system evaluates campus climate regarding tolerance for free speech. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 24, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Treatise On ‘American Authoritarianism”

Read Henry A. Giroux’s essay, published recently in TruthDig and reprinted in LA Progressive.  
by Future U/ April 30, 2017/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Do Faculty Become Radical With The Award of Tenure?

In most cases, says Michael Yates, the answer is no. Read his take (from Counter Punch).
by Future U/ April 9, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Pluralistic Commonwealth, The Concept And Vision

Gar Alperovitz explains. He’s The Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy, University of Maryland. Read more here. (Article courtesy of …
by Future U/ September 10, 2016/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Dark Money,” the Koch Brothers, and America’s Universities

Read Connor Gibson’s essay (from Academe.blog), a review of Jane Mayer’s book, “Dark Money.” Read it here: “UnKoch My Campus“
by Future U/ September 7, 2016/ Articles, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Prof Emeritus Norm Pollack on American Exceptionalism

Read Norm’s recent essay here.
by Future U/ September 6, 2016/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Disruption in the Academy, A Progressive’s View

“Exile as a Space of Disruption in the Academy, ” by Henry Giroux How can one not be in exile …
by Future U/ February 2, 2016/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/
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