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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/

PERSPECTIVES: “History Shows NCAA Reforms Come Only with the Blunt End of a Gavel”

NCAA’s women’s softball tournament media deal shows just how poorly the NCAA treats women’s sports. Sally Jenkins describes why and …

by Future U/ June 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Wealthy Donors Transform Higher Education in their Own Image”

“The denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina is not an isolated incident, but rather …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Academics Author/Sign ‘Statement of Concern’ About ‘Threats to American Democracy’

“It is not just our venerated institutions and norms that are at risk—it is our future national standing, strength, and …

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

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/