PERSPECTIVES: Does Society’s Affinity With Bigger Apply to Higher Education? Is bigger better? by Future U/ July 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: With Impeccable Professional Credentials, This Appointee Didn’t Pass the Conservative “Smell Test” TAM downgraded its offer (untenured, one-year role), plus race (Black) and work background (NYT editor) became political issues. by Future U/ July 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Public Confidence in Higher Education Reaches All-Time Low (Gallup) "There is a growing divide between Republicans’ and Democrats’ confidence in higher education." by Future U/ July 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: The Price of the Incursion on Florida Public Higher Education Departing professor Carolyne Ali-Khan: "It’s not safe. Not safe physically, economically, professionally, and intellectually." by Future U/ July 8, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: Social Media, Responsibility, and the Neoliberal Marketplace of Ideas "Like any neoliberal marketplace, the only value that matters is accumulating currency with as little cost as possible." by George Styles and J.W. Traphagan/ July 7, 2023/ Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS FROM BALLOTPEDIA: Voting History Shows State Voters are Generally Unsupportive of Affirmative Action Source: Ballotpedia, a service of the Lucy Burns Institute. Main page https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page by Future U/ July 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Biden Administration Announces “SAVE” Program in Aftermath of Last Week’s SCOTUS Student Loan Payback Decision This time, the Biden Administration is pursuing a regulatory pathway to address student loan debt. by Future U/ July 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What Caused the Student Debt Crisis? "Also contributing to cost are administrative overhead and the student amenities arms race." by Future U/ July 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Why SCOTUS Said No to Student Loan Forgiveness John Patrick Hunt, law professor, UC Davis: "Broad applications of executive power are vulnerable under this Supreme Court.” by Future U/ July 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: President Kennedy’s Initiative Quashed (RIP, Affirmative Action, 1961-2023) "We’re heading in the opposite direction from progress." by Future U/ June 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: $32 Million Budget Cut Looming for UW System Despite State of Wisconsin Budget Surplus "Republicans claim $32 million is the amount projected to be spent on DEI programs during the two upcoming years." by Future U/ June 29, 2023/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Fearless University President Calls Out Fanatical Politicians Patricia McGuire: “So many presidents are disturbingly silent. We are supposed to represent academic and intellectual freedom.” by Future U/ June 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “We Might Find the Means to Resist the Institutional Drive Toward Our Extinction” "Every person trained in humanities teaching/research knows the damage we are sustaining, from the personal to the national." by Future U/ June 27, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: How to Handle Intolerant/Recalcitrant Professors? "Incidents often trigger lengthy/opaque investigations that disrupt departments and turn students into witnesses." by Future U/ June 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: More Chicanery in Florida as State Sues U.S. Dept of Education Over Accrediting Process "DeSantis, who frequently criticizes the Biden administration, is now taking aim at higher ed accrediting agencies." by Future U/ June 24, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/