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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/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor Explains Critical Race Theory and Why It is Important

Prof. Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University: “According to Critical Race Theory, racism doesn’t simply reside in the heart and …

by Future U/ March 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Makes Strong Case for ‘Engaged Scholarship’

“Andrew J. Hoffman draws upon existing literature and personal experience to bring attention to the problem of academic insularity—where it …

by Future U/ March 25, 2021/ Books, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: For NCAA, ‘Madness’ Isn’t a March-Only Affair

Calls for reforming the NCAA are accelerating, but will change actually happen? Greta Anderson investigates in this article from Inside …

by Future U/ March 24, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Is the Pandemic Shrinking ‘The Scholar Class?”

Megan Zahneis, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Frozen admissions, curtailed graduate cohorts, and stalled-out research could severely squeeze …

by Future U/ March 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Neoliberalism is ….”

Professor Koechlin directs the International Studies Program at Vassar College. In this piece from Common Dreams, he seeks to leave …

by Future U/ March 21, 2021/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Oberlin, There Isn’t ‘March Madness’

Listen to this episode of Sway as host Kara Fisher interviews Oberlin College president, Carmen Twillie Ambar. Featured by the …

by Future U/ March 20, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “I Know Racism Against Me is Not My Fault”

May-Lee Chai, associate prof, San Francisco State U, writing in the LA Times: “Although I knew Asian American history and …

by Future U/ March 19, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘China Flu?’ U of Michigan Prof Comments on Implications

University of Michigan professor Melissa Borja: “The pandemic is still here. We still have leaders who are choosing to use …

by Future U/ March 18, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/