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PODCAST: Samuel H. Johnson Talks about His New Book, “HBCUs The Living Legacies”

"HBCU's The Living Legacies" is a children's book designed to introduce young people to HBCU founders.
by Frank Fear/ September 22, 2023/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: USA Today’s Follow-Up Story on the Mel Tucker Sexual Harassment Situation

Several of Tucker's claims aren't corroborated.
by Future U/ September 12, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Disbelief, Sadness, and Anger in East Lansing

Mel Tucker’s admitted personal behavior speaks for itself, and a suspension followed by termination is in order. But as The …
by Future U/ September 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU/

PERSPECTIVES: “For Me, To Be a Chancellor is to Lead a Life of Contradictions”

"To be in this role is to understand how to navigate the landscape of power, to shape-shift as needed."
by Future U/ September 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY by Frank Fear: What a Children’s Book Tells Us About Higher Education

Samuel H. Johnson aims to educate and inspire today's generation of young people.
by Future U/ September 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: WVU Faculty Vote No Confidence in President, While Board Doubles-Down on Supporting Him

"The faculty resolution targeted the administration's poor planning, faulty decision making, and financial mismanagement."
by Future U/ September 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Mismanagement with Governance Inaction, and Another Small College Closes

"This college didn’t just die; it was murdered."
by Future U/ September 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

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 by J.W. Traphagan: Enterprise Software and the Ongoing Onslaught of the Business Model On Higher Education

"We must be attentive to seemingly trivial changes that signal a reconfiguration of academic institutions as businesses."
by John Traphagan/ September 4, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “The University Hasn’t Always Been Merely a Pathway for Getting a Job”

"How can we gain knowledge and wisdom as a society when we are only seeking content and computations?"
by Future U/ September 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic: “Innovation at University, Inc.”

"It is at least creepy to have all the problems humanity may face packaged as opportunities for entrepreneurship."
by Future U/ September 2, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Message to Morgantown, “Standing Carries Obligations, Foresake Obligations, Foresake Standing”

"When asked about the program cuts, (president) Gee told the student newspaper, “I actually hope it helps enrollment."
by Future U/ August 31, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY by J.W. Traphagan: Infantilizing Discourse and the Marketing of Higher Education

"If students aren't happy, they might go to a different business—er, college—to purchase their degree."
by John Traphagan/ August 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Ban Legacy Admissions at Elite Colleges, and Do More While You’re At It

"Congress should pass an endowment tax on high wealth/low access colleges with low Pell Grant student enrollment rates."
by Future U/ August 29, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: WVU’s Plan “Backfired,” Per The Wall Street Journal

"Share of WV high-school students proceeding directly to college dropped from 55% (2011) to 46% (class of 2022)."
by Future U/ August 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/
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