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Sign The Petition Against the PROFESSOR WATCHLIST

Go here. Sponsored by The American Association of University Professors.

by Future U/ December 14, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When You’re Told, “No, You Can’t Publish It”

Read about Alice Dreger’s situation at Northwestern. Text is from the Afterword, Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and One Scholar’s …

by Future U/ December 14, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Read And Support “Report From The Committee on Freedom of Expression,” University of Chicago

Read the Committee’s report here. Sign a national petition sponsored by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). Encourage …

by Future U/ December 10, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: “I Am A Dangerous Professor”

Thoughtful essay written by Emory’s George Yancy (From The New York Times).

by Future U/ December 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: With Professor WatchList, Notre Dame Faculty Say: “Please Add My Name!”

More than 100 ND faculty members are eager to have their names added to a conservative faculty watchlist that targets …

by Future U/ December 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Without Tenure, Professors Act Like Terrified Sheep”

“Does tenure protect intellectual freedom or force academics to think the same way?” Read Alice Dreger’s provocative essay (from AEON).

by Future U/ December 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Population Shifts and Trends Challenge College Enrollments

Population declines in some regions, growth in others, and greater diversity all around are hallmarks of demographic patterns in college-age America. Read …

by Future U/ December 8, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is There A Connection Between Conspiracy Beliefs And Education Level?

Read a thoughtful piece from NPR written by Tania Lombrozo, psychology professor, University of California, Berkeley

by Future U/ December 7, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Hire At Liberty University

The situation at Baylor regarding sexual assaults is known nationally. Liberty just hired the former Baylor athletics director in the …

by Future U/ December 5, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When A University Sues Its Student Newspaper

The situation at UK raises important questions. “Colleges are more motivated than ever…to maintain reputations. The stakes have increased for colleges …

by Future U/ December 4, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Was This Election Different? If So, What Does It Mean For Higher Education?

“This election was different,” contends Judith S. White. “Given that, can our work as senior leaders in higher education be the same?” Read …

by Future U/ December 2, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “It’s Time For Higher Education To Speak Up”

Here’s a thoughtful essay written by Catherine Hill, president emerita, Vassar College, published recently in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 1, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When College Was A Public Good

Scott Carlson’s essay is worth a read. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 29, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: On University Bureaucracy

“The number of executive, administrative, and managerial employees on university campuses nationwide continued to rise even during the recession, federal …

by Future U/ November 23, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Dark Side of Football Weekends

East Lansing’s Alice Dreger writes about what it’s like to experience football weekends–up close and personal. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 19, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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