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 …
Higher Ed Archive
Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators
Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.
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 …
June 26, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: “The NCAA is Not Above the Law,” SCOTUS
Steve Vladeck, a law professor, University of Texas, Austin: “The justices have effectively undercut the central justification the NCAA uses …
June 22, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
Remembering Paul A. Miller: Leadership for the Public Good
Paul A Miller played various roles in a career that spanned over 70 years, including County Extension agent, faculty member …
June 13, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVE: How Much Has the Koch Funding Network Given to Your School?
Courtesy of UnKoch My Campus, data are cumulative for the years 2005-2019. Get your school’s data here.
June 11, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Irish President Says “Academic Freedom, Breadth of Teaching and Learning, Under Grave Threat from Market Forces”
President Michael D. Higgins also remarked that in the name of market forces there is an “inexorable drive towards a …
June 10, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society, Video/
PERSPECTIVES: Why Critical Race Theory is Important
This outstanding article was written by Mark McCormick. Published in outets around the country, the version here was published by …
June 9, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “History Shows NCAA Reforms Come Only with the Blunt End of a Gavel”
NCAA’s women’s softball tournament media deal shows just how poorly the NCAA treats women’s sports. Sally Jenkins describes why and …
June 6, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: “Wealthy Donors Transform Higher Education in their Own Image”
“The denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina is not an isolated incident, but rather …
June 5, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Academics Author/Sign ‘Statement of Concern’ About ‘Threats to American Democracy’
“It is not just our venerated institutions and norms that are at risk—it is our future national standing, strength, and …
June 3, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Population Growth in College Towns Has Implications
Sarah Vowell in the New York Times: We’re “going to need more waitresses and bike mechanics, not fewer. Where are …
June 2, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “If I Had a Son or Daughter in College Today, I Would be Worried.”
Higher education assailed recently in two LTEs published in the same edition of a metropolitan newspaper.
May 31, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
YOUTUBE: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”
FutureU Forum recorded on May 28, 2021, with presenters Erik Juergensmeyer and Anthony Nocella II, and discussants Jason Del Gandio …
May 30, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/
PERSPECTIVES: “Colleges and Universities are not Sites of Liberal Indoctrination”
Professor Brandon Jett: “Instead of attacking institutions, let’s promote and invest in them.” Read more here.
May 23, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/