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PERSPECTIVES: Population Growth in College Towns Has Implications

Sarah Vowell in the New York Times: We’re “going to need more waitresses and bike mechanics, not fewer. Where are …

by Future U/ June 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “If I Had a Son or Daughter in College Today, I Would be Worried.”

Higher education assailed recently in two LTEs published in the same edition of a metropolitan newspaper.

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

YOUTUBE: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”

FutureU Forum recorded on May 28, 2021, with presenters Erik Juergensmeyer and Anthony Nocella II, and discussants Jason Del Gandio …

by Future U/ May 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Fight for the Soul of the U California System … Is a Fight for State Universities Across America

Kudos, LA Times Editorial Board. We applaud your stance

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

I Stumbled Upon ‘Neoliberalism’ and It Captured My Attention

My ongoing education to understand and respond to Neoliberalism in Higher Education continues with the book, Neoliberalism and Academic Repression.

by Frank Fear/ May 27, 2021/ Books, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Success’ Requires More than Free Tuition

“Walking-through-the-door access doesn’t solve higher education’s biggest challenge — namely, boosting the number of community college students who graduate or …

by Future U/ May 25, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Colleges and Universities are not Sites of Liberal Indoctrination”

Professor Brandon Jett: “Instead of attacking institutions, let’s promote and invest in them.” Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: It’s a Corporate Capitalist Regime. (Hint: American Higher Ed)

History prof Asheesh Kapur Siddique, UMass Amherst, argues that college/university boards are stacked with members from corporate backgrounds. “The corporate …

by Future U/ May 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Where You Go to College That Matters?

Yale’s Daniel Markovits writes in The Atlantic: “Because education, like aristocratic rank, is a positional good, the most elite educations …

by Future U/ May 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Land-Grant Universities Can Fight Racial Injustice

Ohio State Prof Stephen M. Gavazzi writing in ‘Inside Higher Education’: “If predominantly white land-grant universities are serious about taking …

by Future U/ May 8, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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/