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COMMENTARY: The Rubricization of Higher Education, Implications and Consequences

Rubricization misleads people, particularly administrators, into believing that the assessment is objective and valid. Furthermore, fitting people and programs into …
by John Traphagan/ May 2, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Reject the Rubric: Reject the Neoliberal Quantocracy in Higher Education

Rubrics exemplify the idea that everything must be reduced to numbers to measure performance objectively. This makes no sense when …
by John Traphagan/ April 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic: Raging Against The Mythical Figure Who Keeps Us Down (Not)

"We can move toward the self-realization that we are the system. If we rage, we rage against ourselves, against our …
by Adrian Lenardic/ April 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eisenhower’s 1961 Warning, “Be Wary of the Military-Industrial Complex,” … Add Higher Ed to the Mix

"More scientists and engineers will be encouraged to conduct military-related research rather than work in more peaceable fields."
by Future U/ April 14, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Prestigious School Says No to U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Colorado College president: "We cannot reconcile our values and aspirations with these metrics and behaviors they motivate.”
by Future U/ March 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Cheat Our Children Unless We Teach History as It Unfolded

"Teaching and reading about role models help us live as we should. To not share their stories is cheating our …
by Roger Barbee/ February 27, 2023/ Education, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Expert Testimony Carries Cost for This Professor

Prof put on an "alternate assignment" as school investigates his work testifying in toxic pollution cases.
by Future U/ February 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: UNC Trustees Exercise Political Lean With New Civic Life Center

Prof Kleinman: By reducing what faculty offer to 'views,' the Trustees cheapen the core process that makes universities places of …
by Future U/ February 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Member as Brand in the Marketplace

In our neoliberal world, everything (including higher education and faculty work) is a marketplace full of products (faculty members and …
by Future U/ February 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism/

PERSPECTIVES: The Right-Wing Agenda to Reshape Higher Education

"Conservative leaders seek to chip away at what they view as higher education's liberal bias."
by Future U/ February 8, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Manhattan Institute Framework Being Used to Defund DEI Initiatives

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs, helped …
by Future U/ February 7, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis, “Colleges and Universities (are) Advancing Programs Based on Liberal Politics and Requiring Staff, Students and Initiatives to Meet an ‘Ideological Litmus Test’”  

“Academia, writ large, across the country has really lost its way.”
by Future U/ February 1, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Professional Schools Drop Out of U.S. and News Report Collegiate Rankings

"The rankings measure more about the students who enter the school than about (those) who graduate or about the substance/ …
by Future U/ January 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: State of Florida Rejects African American History Course, Says It “Lacks Educational Value”

"The African American history course was to be a part of the College Board's slate of advanced placement courses in …
by Future U/ January 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Issues with “Problem Colleges” Persist

"Previous administration ignored their responsibility to hold colleges accountable for misrepresentation to the public."
by Future U/ January 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/
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