Neoliberalism Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Why The NCAA Wants You To Refer to College Athletes as “Student-Athletes”

The reasoning is a mix of politics, legalities, and economics, writes Richard G. Johnson. Johnson was plaintiff’s counsel in Oliver v. …

by Future U/ October 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Neoliberal Higher Ed, Tenure Lines Are Being Replaced By Contingent Lines

“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Koch Foundation Gave $49 Million To Higher Ed In 2016 (Associated Press)

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Koch Funding ‘Dangerous Step’ For Duke?

A Duke History Ph.D. loudly questions Kock’s $5 million gift to the Center for the History of Political Economy. Read Eladio Bobadilla’s …

by Future U/ September 27, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Paying More, Getting Less?” Is That A Description of Higher Ed?

Lawrence Wittner makes the case. Read more from LA Progressive.

by Future U/ September 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Lawsuit Against NCAA Could Change Landscape of College Athletics

The suit is scheduled to end Tuesday. Read Patrick Hruby’s analysis of what’s at stake. It’s from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ September 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: When It Comes To Shared Governance, Ground Zero Is Faculty Meetings

In many campus units meetings are few and far between, many are informational, and–at issue–is how many involve robust dialogue …

by Future U/ September 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: The ‘Branded’ U Has Implications For The Faculty Life

“Education no longer means participation in the public sphere or the development of citizens who can function in it but …

by Future U/ September 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Is College So Expensive?

There are reasons, of course. But those reasons are unique to the U.S. Read more from Amanda Ripley at The …

by Future U/ September 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Does ‘Publish or Perish’ Lead to Trivial Pursuits?

“Growing pressure to publish only in elite tier ignores the vital importance of lesser-ranked titles to academia and society,” says Adam Graycar. Read his …

by Future U/ September 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Issues Surface About The Purdue-Kaplan Deal

What happens when a major university takes a hard neoliberal turn? Purdue is a case example. Read more from Inside …

by Future U/ August 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Be Green!” Does It Serve A Corporate Agenda?

Although personal responsibility is admirable and needed, Martin Lucaks says it can detract activists’ attention from what should be their …

by Future U/ August 10, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed’s Market Proclivities Conflict With Its Democracy Mandate

UVA’s Daniel and Wellmon believe higher ed has run amok. “The university is what it is today, in part, because …

by Future U/ August 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Skinny On ‘Speech First’: It’s Not What It Appears To Be

A watchdog group? A student group? It’s different…and more. Read an investigative report published by The Nation.

by Future U/ July 11, 2018/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed, Pathway To The 1%?

Within days of ending her tenure as Harvard’s president, Drew Gilpin Faust was appointed to the Goldman Sachs board. Penn’s …

by Future U/ July 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/