Perspectives Archives - Page 45 of 118

Perspectives Archive

PERSPECTIVES: College and University Rankings, Fetishized: Malcolm Gladwell’s Podcast

Gladwell calls it, ‘The Lord of the Rankings,” and it propelled U.S. News & World Report from ‘just another’ national …

by Future U/ July 1, 2021/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/

Reminder: College Coaches Are Educators

Failures have consequences and that was on display last week in Omaha at baseball’s College World Series.

by Roger Barbee/ June 27, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Of Course, Academic Freedom Needs Protecting. But How?

Chicago’s Tom Ginsburg asserts: “Colleges must institutionalize the protection of academic freedom by devoting resources to training, establishing standards, and …

by Future U/ June 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEW BOOK: “Racial Healing in This Nation Can Only Occur Through a True Examination of America’s History”

In her new book, A Time for Change: How While Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans, Dr. Martha R. Bireda “provides an …

by Future U/ June 20, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Divisive Concepts’ and the Problem of Racism

Addressing systemic racism requires going beyond group-centric interests and focusing on transforming existing structures and processes into equitable and inclusive practices. On September …

by Ruben Martinez/ June 19, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Free Speech and the Warren Court

Professor Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy’s commentary on free speech in America was published earlier this year in The Conversation. Professor Henry Kalven’s …

by Future U/ June 16, 2021/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: 1925 Redo–Who Gets To Decide What’s Taught?

In 1925, it was whether evolution should be taught in schools. Today, it is about America’s history with respect to …

by Future U/ June 15, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Students to MSU’s Stanley: “Silence is Complicity”

Multiple defacements of ‘The Rock’ bring calls for the president’s response. Read this editorial from The State New. NOTE: Vice …

by Future U/ June 14, 2021/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

Remembering Paul A. Miller: Leadership for the Public Good

Paul A Miller played various roles in a career that spanned over 70 years, including County Extension agent, faculty member …

by Frank Fear/ June 13, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: How Much Has the Koch Funding Network Given to Your School?

Courtesy of UnKoch My Campus, data are cumulative for the years 2005-2019. Get your school’s data here.

by Future U/ June 11, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Critical Race Theory is Important

This outstanding article was written by Mark McCormick. Published in outets around the country, the version here was published by …

by Future U/ June 9, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Uneven Landscape of America’s Public Universities

Laura Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen: “The gradual state disinvestment in higher education concentrates resources at the most advantaged universities and …

by Future U/ June 7, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/