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PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania

The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …

by Future U/ May 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Howard University, ‘Thou Doth Protest Too Much’ Seems Likely

The NYT’s rejoinder to Cornel West’s recent commentary rings hollow. Read it here.

by Future U/ May 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Context Matters–‘Steering” Campus Sustainability in Neoliberal Higher Education

In Neoliberalism, New Public Management and the Sustainable Development Agenda of Higher Education: History, Contradictions, and Synergies, Sophie E.F. Bessant, Zoe …

by Future U/ May 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: New FL Higher Ed Legislation Prompted By ‘Not So Hidden’ Agenda

If Gov. DeSantis signs HB 233, all FL public universities will need to submit an annual report regarding ‘viewpoint diversity.’ …

by Future U/ April 29, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

VIDEO: “Deconstructing Neoliberalism in Higher Education”

Hosted by Professor Nathan Rousseau and sponsored by Social Science Space the forum brought together four scholars to discuss the …

by Future U/ April 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Wendy Brown on Neoliberalism in the Age of COVID-19

in this one-hour audiocast, Professor Brown is Rob Johnson’s guest (President, Institute for New Economic Thinking) on New Economics and …

by Future U/ April 27, 2021/ Audio, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in America: Does the Premise Hold?

“Colleges have for centuries benefited from the belief that they could provide prospective students, as well as institutions with particular …

by Future U/ April 25, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Don’t Have the Opportunity to Shower. We Get in Our Bus and Go Back to the Hotel”

Significant gaps exist between men’s and women’s college sports. In this case, it’s softball v. baseball. Read more in this …

by Future U/ April 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “NCAA Erased My Career”

Former UMass tennis player Brittany Collens writes in The Players’ Tribune: “Our team that won the 2017 Atlantic 10 title …

by Future U/ April 17, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Did Foucault Misjudge Neoliberalism?

Yes, says Daniel Zamora, sociologist, at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He outlines the reasons why in an interview published …

by Future U/ April 16, 2021/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Will (Should) Tenure Survive?

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: “In 1993-94, more than half, or 56.2 percent of faculty members at institutions with …

by Future U/ April 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Struggle Continues” Lower-Income Students Getting Admitted to Elite Higher

FROM THE NY TIMES: “College Simply, an organization that combs admissions standards nationwide, estimates that applicants with SATs of 1370 …

by Future U/ April 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Do Endowment Portfolios Fare Following Divestment?

Bill McKibben, writing in The New Yorker, asserts: “After examining ‘divestment actions by hundreds of funds worldwide,’ the BlackRock analysts …

by Future U/ April 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Texas-Austin, a Song Is More Than a Song

Eyes of Texas is a “Yes, Coach” Moment From The Drake Group. The Drake Group is a national organization of …

by Future U/ March 31, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Book Focuses on “The Gig Academy”

Roger Baldwin’s review: “At institutions where neoliberalism is in force, traditional academic values are overpowered by an increased focus on …

by Future U/ March 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/