Education Archives

Education Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Analyst on the State of Revenue-Generating College Athletics, “This Has Become a Soulless Enterprise”

Michael LeRoy, Univ. of Illinois professor, "There is no moral compass. There is no brotherhood."

by Future U/ September 5, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY: Public Universities Need to Stop Creating Spectacular Campuses and Focus on Education

"The agenda is sales, and I can think of few things more contrary to the purpose and mission of a …

by John Traphagan/ August 16, 2023/ Education, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FUTUREU FORUM YOUTUBE: Kirsty Morrin on Entrepreneurship

Video from August 10, 2023.

by Future U/ August 12, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Author Asks an Important Question

"It is important for our children to learn complexities of the truth about human nature when they are young."

by Future U/ June 2, 2023/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: Why the Origin of Information Matters

Fraud happens. Lies happen. Cheating happens.

by George Styles and J.W. Traphagan/ May 22, 2023/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: Should We Be Worried About AI in Schooling?

"For years, our schools have been programming students to write uninspiring, formulaic essays."

by John Traphagan/ May 16, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

COMMENTARY: Homeschooling and the Attack on Democracy

Education needs to prepare children to function in a socially and intellectually diverse society.

by John Traphagan/ May 13, 2023/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: The Rubricization of Higher Education, Implications and Consequences

Rubricization misleads people, particularly administrators, into believing that the assessment is objective and valid. Furthermore, fitting people and programs into …

by John Traphagan/ May 2, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Commonwealth of Virginia’s Chief Diversity Office Tells Audience, “DEI is Dead”

Brown said, “What we’ve done is we’ve made diversity the mission. Wrong mission."

by Future U/ April 27, 2023/ Education, Public Higher Ed, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: We Need Educators Who Are Moral Leaders

Some teachers find it easier to keep the status quo as many politicians do. After all, the status quo puts …

by Roger Barbee/ April 18, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FUTUREU VIDEO: Higher Education Under Siege

FutureU Forum video is available for viewing on YouTube.

by Future U/ April 3, 2023/ Education, FutureU Forum, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/

FUTUREU AUDIO: Higher Education Under Siege

Listen to the audio via Spotify, Apple, and Google podcasts and at Overcast.

by Future U/ April 2, 2023/ Education, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/

FUTUREU FORUM, MARCH 29, Noon-1:30p: The Culture War Targets Higher Education

The Right is targeting Public Higher Education, and it is not hyperbolic to say, "I've never seen anything like it!"

by Future U/ March 27, 2023/ Education, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Meddling in Education” is Another Term for NC House Bill 187

"If elected officials want to help education, then spend time in schools, listen to stakeholders, and read studies and reports."

by Roger Barbee/ March 17, 2023/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Kanye West and Campus Anti-Semitism

"West has quickly built a following of Gen Z anti-Semites, white nationalists, and neo-fascists."

by Future U/ March 15, 2023/ Education, Public Higher Ed, Society/