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MSU’s Cantwell: “Identifying/Rectifying Racism and Other Injustices on Campus Ultimately Rests with Executives who Lead Colleges”

Brendan Cantwell writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Leaders who shrink from the moment won’t spare their campuses cultural strife …

by Future U/ July 14, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: There’s More to the Hannah-Jones Story. It Has to Do with Her New Home, Howard U.

It’s about how the University treats non-tenure-track faculty. HU Prof Imani Light writes: “Three years ago, the full-time faculty who …

by Future U/ July 13, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

FutureU Forum Focuses on Politically-Motivated Philanthropy in Higher Ed

Tuesday, July 13, 10-11:30a featuring Isaac Kamola (Trinity College) and Bethany Letiecq (George Mason University). You can participate in ‘the …

by Future U/ July 12, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Malcolm Gladwell Deconstructs College/University Rankings (Part 2)

In Part 2, Gladwell conducts ‘Project Dillard,’ evaluating how the ranking system treats an HBCU school. Listen here. Listen to …

by Future U/ July 11, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In Higher Ed PR, “The Language of Hype Violates the Language of Truth”

“The deeper problem…is not illogic but tawdriness and lack of character.” Read more from The Chronicle of Higher Education in …

by Future U/ July 9, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Can Universities Do To Protect Free Speech?

Watch this leadership video on YouTube produced by the University of Tennessee System and featuring guest speaker, Prof. Isaac Kamola.

by Future U/ July 8, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: How Koch Network Money Infiltrates American Colleges and Universities

Catherine Read talks with Professor Bethany Letiecq about the undue influence of the Koch Brothers on certain universities with George …

by Future U/ July 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Here’s Why Prof. Hannah-Jones Turned Down UNC’s Tenure Offer

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke to Gayle King on CBS This Morning.

by Future U/ July 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: FIRE, AAUP Clash on Free Speech at U. Oklahoma

Groups take opposing stands in response to the approach taken during an in-service education program for faculty. Read how and …

by Future U/ July 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “If You Could Design a College/University From Scratch, What Would It Look Like?”

Tyler Cowen answers his own question. No tenure, he replies. Read his full account as published in Bloomberg Opinion.

by Future U/ July 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: College and University Rankings, Fetishized: Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast

Gladwell calls it, ‘The Lord of the Rankings,” and it propelled U.S. News & World Report from ‘just another’ national …

by Future U/ July 1, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/

Requiring On-Campus Student Vaccinations: U of Michigan 1, Michigan State 0

List of all colleges/universities requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. From The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Job Posting: Higher Education Leaders Driven by ‘Eulogy Virtues’

It is limiting to think about Neoliberalism only as a macro-level socioeconomic and political force. It also has a major …

by Frank Fear/ June 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, Podcast, Society, Video/

Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators

Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.

by Roger Barbee/ June 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Of Course, Academic Freedom Needs Protecting. But How?

Chicago’s Tom Ginsburg asserts: “Colleges must institutionalize the protection of academic freedom by devoting resources to training, establishing standards, and …

by Future U/ June 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/