Higher Ed Archives

Higher Ed Archive

PERSPECTIVES: How “The Attention Society” Corrupts Science

"The insatiable drive for attention (branding and promotion) is affecting science."

by Future U/ October 4, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Institutional Self-Evaluation in Higher Education? Spotty at Best

"How can a system run by liberals be so conservative?"

by Future U/ October 3, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Citing “Reputational Damage,” Endowed and Distingushed MSU Faculty Back President

Senior faculty members issued a joint letter expressing their views.

by Future U/ September 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU/

PERSPECTIVES: State News Editorial on the Situation at Michigan State

"The board has not had a productive public discussion. That’s unacceptable."

by Future U/ September 21, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Is “The College Experience” Being Lost?

Professor Emeritus Harvey J. Graff, writing in Academe Blog: “With general education narrowing to reflect interests of competing disciplinary clusters …

by Future U/ September 18, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Adrian Lenardic’s FUTUREU Forum on “The Attention Society” Now Available in Audio Form

Hosted by Ruben Martinez, length 33:10 minutes.

by Future U/ September 17, 2022/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/

PERSPECTIVES: Saga of “The Dangerous Educated Proletariat”

This story goes back to the 1970s.

by Future U/ September 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FUTUREU VIDEO: Adrian Lenardic on the Impact of “The Attention Society” on Higher Ed and Science

Adrian’s engaging and provocative presentation can be viewed on FutureU’s YouTube channel. Cover photo courtesy of The Guardian.

by Future U/ August 31, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Here’s Why Many Economists Interpret Student Loan Elimination Negatively

"Debt triggers moralistic responses: We want people to follow through on obligations they have agreed to."

by Future U/ August 29, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: FUTUREU Guest Presenter Launches “Rate Your Administrator” Site

“You will have the power to evaluate the performance of the senior administrators on your campus.”

by Future U/ August 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU on List of Twenty Schools With Concerning Records Regarding the Funding of Women Athletes

FROM USAToday: “The calculation for the Title IX scholarship requirement is relatively straightforward: The percentage of athletic scholarship dollars a …

by Future U/ August 19, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Research Reveals Systematic Inequality in Faculty Hiring

"We found that aculty hiring follows a common and steeply hierarchical structure that reflects profound social inequality."

by Future U/ August 9, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Daniel O’Connell on the Praxis of Activist Scholarship

O’Connell gave the keynote address at the Sociology of Development pre-conference for the 2022 American Sociological Association annual gathering. Here …

by Future U/ August 3, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/