PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Must Engage Seriously in a Self-Check
"Liberal education should be built around critical thinking and moral/logical reasoning."
Higher Ed Archive
ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT PRIMER: How to Cut Departments and Come Out Blame-Free
This essay offers insights for free, but know that this piece will be paywalled soon, so act quickly.
October 20, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Community Engagement Isn’t Just What Faculty Do, It’s What Higher Ed Institutions Need to Do
A George Mason University report describes how college and universities are responding.
October 18, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Diversity in Higher Education?
Since 2011, there has been little progress nationally in college enrollment diversity.
October 16, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What If a Musk-type Leadership Style Migrated to Higher Education?
While the outcomes would likely be attractive, considerable damage would be done to what higher education stands for and expects …
October 13, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Silence Again from Michigan State?
Consistency is to be admired. (NOT). “Michigan State University officials won’t say whether they plan to release the findings of …
October 12, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Revamped U.S. News and World Report College Rankings are Flawed
So says Vanderbilt’s chancellor. Read his critique at Inside Higher Education.
October 9, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEF: Hedging Bet Regarding Congressional Action, NCAA Advances NIL Regulation Policy
"Measures include development of registry for service providers to help weed out bad actors"
October 8, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: That “Magic Elixer,” College Football, Costs a “….load of Money”
College football prompts university presidents to made decisions they wouldn't do otherwise, including unthinkable things.
October 7, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: At Florida’s New College, “Play Ball!” Is Political
"The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics chose to legitimize the openly right-wing seizure of this institution."
October 6, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: College … You’ll Likely Live Longer If You Go
"Post COVID, less-educated Americans are doing better in the labor market. We don't know if that situation will last."
October 4, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Most Seek to Master the Game As It’s Played; Colorado’s Sanders Is Changing the Way It’s Played
"Deion Sanders is a Black coach in a profession in which Black men are criminally underrepresented, and an inveterate disruptor." …
October 2, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Court Case Involving SUNY College at Fredonia Administration and Professor Raises Important Questions About Free Speech and Academic Freedom
Prof Kershnar was suspended from teaching and banned from campus for “reprehensible views."
October 1, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: With the Tucker Debacle Making Headlines, the Michigan State U Presidential Search Isn’t … and It Should
"Here we go again!" (with the Board of Trustees) is a recurring issue at Michigan State U.
September 30, 2023/
Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
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.
September 22, 2023/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/