Society Archives - Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Why are Black Employees Sharply Underrepresented in Higher Ed’s Top Ranks?

FROM ‘INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION’: Fewer than 8% of administrators are Black or African American, while more than 80% are white. …

by Future U/ October 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“In 2005, the school was forced to investigate cadets who dressed up in costumes parodying Nazis, Africans, and gay people. …

by Future U/ October 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

FROM THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: On Twitter, U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, a Davidson alum, said this about Kamala Harris’ race and …

by Future U/ October 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

It’s time to rethink the wisdom of having to get party approval for candidates to appear on statewide ballots. Read …

by Future U/ October 26, 2020/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Christine Brennen writing in USA Today: “Tradition is lovely until we realize it’s racist or sexist or just plain awful. …

by Future U/ October 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From the LA Times: “Inside USC and beyond, their conflict grew into a fierce debate between free speech and hate …

by Future U/ October 24, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

How would you feel if your season was taken away from you in a blink of an eye? Not having …

by Anna Newman/ October 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“The situation locally has become critical, and this order is necessary to reverse the current increase in cases,” says Jimena …

by Future U/ October 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“More than 6 out of 10 college athletes and three-fourths of coaches and staff believe racism is a concerning issue …

by Future U/ October 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Authored by MSU professor Zach Kaiser and published in LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) blog. Read more …

by Zach Kaiser/ October 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Society/

The deal between the University of Colorado and online gambling company, PointsBet, represents a new low in college sports’ devolution.

by Frank Fear/ October 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Valyncia C. Raphael and Zachary S. Ritter offer practical steps. From Inside Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 4, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“The University of Cambridge on Thursday committed to removing all direct and indirect investments in the fossil fuel industry from …

by Future U/ October 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Provost James H. Garrett: “The sustainable development goals provided an excellent framework to think and organize ourselves in this broad …

by Future U/ October 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …

by Future U/ September 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/