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PERSPECTIVES: New Book Traces the Political History of “The Idea” of Higher Education

"Much of the 20th and early 21st centuries pushed that education should provide job skills for working people to be …
by Future U/ March 13, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Why Destroy a System of Education that has Produced Generations of Successful Graduates?”

Marty Ambrose, writing in the Fort Myers News-Press: “Governor DeSantis of Florida has sought to paint higher education in Florida …
by Marty Ambrose/ March 11, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: DeSantis is “Feeding Red Meat to an Enraged, Predominantly Non-College-Educated Republican Electorate.”

Thomas B. Edsall on "The Death Knell for Higher Education in Florida"
by Future U/ March 10, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Safety Protocols Vary Across Michigan Universities, Improvements Are Likely

"Michigan State has announced plans to add classroom locks to all 1,300 classrooms by fall."
by Future U/ March 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “New College of Florida is Currently a Prisoner of War – a Culture War”

"They say that truth is the first casualty of war, and tragically my alma mater is now living that saying." …
by Future U/ March 7, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Another Headshaking Reveal Shines Light on MSU Boardroom Politics

Daniel Howes, writing in the Detroit News.
by Future U/ March 6, 2023/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The English Major Withers

"One theory...college costs plus growing precariousness of the middle class is driving students to hard-skill majors."
by Future U/ March 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “You All Ok?” It Depends….

'My friend, who lives in Australia, wrote a short, caring message, “You all ok? Re Lansing?”
by Christopher Robbins/ March 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, 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/

PERSPECTIVES: Florida House Bill a Draconian Move on Public Higher Education

"FL HB 999 would do the most damage (vis-a-vis similar legislation) to the integrity of public universities."
by Future U/ February 27, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, 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: Years Ago I Experienced a Campus Shooting First-Hand, and It’s Frightening to Experience It Again

"We need the courage to tackle our addiction to weapons and build the trust to allow us all to live …
by Terry Link/ February 20, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When It Comes to Revisionist History, “Scrub-a-Dub-Dub, We’re Sitting in the Tub. Getting so Clean, Like a Washing Machine”

College Board capitulates to the political Right.
by Future U/ February 19, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Collegiate Philanthropy Hits a Wall

The philanthropist's family wants UR to return $3.6 billion.
by Roger Barbee/ February 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Book Censorship Seems Boundaryless

"Books about folks who overcame diversity inspire children and should never be removed. from library shelves,"
by Roger Barbee/ February 12, 2023/ Perspectives, Society/
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