Higher Ed Archives

Higher Ed Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Shocking Presidential Pick at Youngstown State

"While some take issue with Johnson’s public record, the deeper concern for the faculty union is the process used by …

by Future U/ December 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: When the Guy Thinks He’s the Smartest Person in the Room … But Isn’t

Prof John Goldwasser: "If you had failed (in getting additional funding from the Legislature), then you should have resigned."

by Future U/ December 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: There’s an Overemphasis on “Freedom” in Academic Freedom

"This interpretation of “academic freedom” is the one presented at the AAUP annual meeting in 1915."

by Future U/ December 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Proposal Would Have Major Athletic Schools Pay Players Directly

Currently, players' compensation comes from outside sources, mostly from busineses and donors, through the NIL mechanism."

by Future U/ December 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Believing Anti-Semitism is Fostered on Campus, U.S. House Committee Calls University Presidents to Washington

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC): “Today, you will have a chance to atone for vitriolic, hate-filled antisemitism on your campuses."

by Future U/ December 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Football Playoff and Bowl Teams Announced Today In What Has Become A BIG Money Business

The big money in college sports doesn't threaten the historic purpose of intercollegiate athletics; it has corrupted it.

by Future U/ December 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: U of California President Proposes “Viewpoint-Neutral” History Perspective, Faculty Push Back

Sherene Seikaly, UC Santa Barbara: It "undermines authority over teaching subjects and fails to acknowledge faculty expertise."

by Future U/ December 2, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U of Michigan Cancels Student Referendum on Middle East Situation

UM administration canceled a student vote on conflicting referendums regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

by Future U/ December 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FUTUREU FORUM, VIDEO AND PODCAST: Protecting/Advancing the Liberal Arts with Professor Christopher A. Snyder

The video and audio-only versions from November 29, 2023, are available here.

by Future U/ November 27, 2023/ Audio, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Say What?! “DEI is a Fraud and What We’re Seeing on Campuses is Proof of That”

Brandon Williams (NY-R), "If you permit or harbor antisemitism on your campus, you are my enemy,”

by Future U/ November 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Faculty Group Offers Alternative Budget Management Plan, Starting Where It Should WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS

"We can meet the full $45M budget gap WITHOUT having to cut the 32 majors and layoff 200-400 mostly teaching …

by Future U/ November 12, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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