COMMENTARY: The Case for Human-Generated Writing In the Age of Large Language Models (LLMs)
“Writing is not only about reporting results; it also provides a tool to uncover new thoughts and ideas. Writing compels …
Higher Ed Archive
PERSPECTIVES: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Rises In Face of Persistent Conservative Attacks and Policies
Those expressing little or no confidence in higher ed dropped 9% (to 23%) from last year's survey,
July 16, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Frank Bruni: “The Corpus of College Lumbers On, But Some of Its Soul is Missing”
"Under Trump, blunt materialism reigns, and human rights, diplomacy and democracy are suspect, the preoccupation of idealistic chumps. Do anthropology, …
July 14, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: DOJ ‘Fear-Mongering’ Extends to Higher Ed
Peter McDonough, ACE: "Up until now I don’t have a sense that (DOJ) has been intentionally weaponized for political purposes.” …
July 13, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic and Johnny Seales, “Why Write?”
"The driver is the creep in education (e.g., productivity, institutional attention), but our core values are NOT about those things."
July 12, 2025/
Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Fear that More Is In Store Beyond UVA
"This administration (Trump's) will not stop with UVA."
July 9, 2025/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Rep. Walberg (R-MI), U.S. Budget Will Enable “Significant Conservative Reforms to Higher Ed”
ACE: (the budget) combines major tax changes with deep cuts that will have negative consequences for campuses & students.”
July 7, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: In Florida and Elsewhere, “It’s Not Just a Battle. It’s an All-Out War Against the Traditional Nnorms of Academia”
"'Lefties' indoctrinating students? The DeSantis administration is 100% guilty of attempting to indoctrinate students."
July 6, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Federal Budget “Will Change Who Gets to Attend College and How They Pay for It”
Charles Welch, president, American Assoc of State Colleges and Univ: "Eliminate executive overreach."
July 4, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump-Related Think Tank Files Complaint Against Cornell U
Cornell University: The University is "deeply disturbed by personal attacks leveled against our faculty members.”
July 3, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Accelerates Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jeremy Young, PEN America: “It launches investigations into universities for merely having a DEI office or promoting DEI."
July 2, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: UVA President Resigns, Says, “I Cannot Make a Unilateral Decision to Fight the Federal Government in Order to Save My Own Job.”
"Conservative UVA alumni groups & legal entities complained that Ryan didn't eliminate DEI from all corners of the campus."
June 29, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
COMMENTARY: Why Did Vance Call Higher Ed, “The Enemy of the People?” Here’s a Big Reason Why
"Athenians sentenced Socrates to death because he sought to question and doubt. But they couldn't keep his wisdom from spreading."
June 28, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis and Other Southern Governors Create New Higher Ed Body to Counter “Woke Accreditation”
Florida's DeSantis: "It will upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels."
June 27, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: University President, “I Think You’re Doing Their Work of Authoritarianism”
“The federal government is trying to undermine the legitimacy of higher ed, law, journalism, and (on deck) entertainment."
June 26, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/