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NEWS BRIEFS: With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Stay-at-Home Order Issued for U of Michigan Students

“The situation locally has become critical, and this order is necessary to reverse the current increase in cases,” says Jimena …

by Future U/ October 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Leaders Say Increasing Number of Black Faculty–Important But Insufficient

From INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Anthea Butler, an associate professor of religion and Africana studies at Penn, said, ‘These individual campus …

by Future U/ October 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Sociologist Argues “Neoliberalism Has Colonized Academe”

Professor Natan Rousseau elaborates in his recently published paper, Sociological Imagination, Neoliberalism, and Higher Ed, published in Social Currents.

by Future U/ October 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Survey Reveals Campus Racism Concerning to Athletes and Coaches

“More than 6 out of 10 college athletes and three-fourths of coaches and staff believe racism is a concerning issue …

by Future U/ October 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Budget Crunch, U Minnesota Cuts Gymnastics, Tennis, and Indoor Track and Field

What does ‘intercollegiate athletics’ mean when the adjective is ‘intercollegiate’? At Minnesota and other schools that have cut ‘minor’ sports …

by Future U/ October 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Increase in the Size of Higher Ed Administration

Professor Beth Baker: “It erodes the role of faculty, staff, and students in decision-making and shared governance, and does so …

by Future U/ October 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: How the Neoliberal ‘Privatization of Risk’ Explains the Decision to Re-Open Campuses

Authored by MSU professor Zach Kaiser and published in LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) blog. Read more …

by Zach Kaiser/ October 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “What I Learned From Serving on Academic Senate”

Michael Bérubé, Penn State University: “Shared governance is not merely a matter of faculty and central administration but, rather, a …

by Future U/ October 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Forum on Shared Governance and Faculty Voice

YouTube video. “History Erased” with Frank Fear. Dr. Fear is professor emeritus, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. “Faculty Voice in …

by Future U/ October 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Video/

More Evidence that Revenue-Based College Sports Has Lost Its Way

The deal between the University of Colorado and online gambling company, PointsBet, represents a new low in college sports’ devolution.

by Frank Fear/ October 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Ed Can Tackle Systemic Racism

Valyncia C. Raphael and Zachary S. Ritter offer practical steps. From Inside Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 4, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Now is a Time to Focus on Shared Governance and Developing Institutional Leaders Among Faculty and Staff”

So say Freeman A. Hrabowski, president, Philip J. Rous, provost, and Sarah J. Shin, associate provost, University of Maryland, Baltimore …

by Future U/ October 3, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University To Divest From Fossil Fuel Investments

“The University of Cambridge on Thursday committed to removing all direct and indirect investments in the fossil fuel industry from …

by Future U/ October 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Carnegie Mellon Adopts U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

Provost James H. Garrett: “The sustainable development goals provided an excellent framework to think and organize ourselves in this broad …

by Future U/ October 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University Hosts Conference on ‘Building the Post-Pandemic University’

Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …

by Future U/ September 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/