COMMENTARY: The Case for Human-Generated Writing In the Age of Large Language Models (LLMs)
“Writing is not only about reporting results; it also provides a tool to uncover new thoughts and ideas. Writing compels …
Society Archive
PERSPECTIVES: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Rises In Face of Persistent Conservative Attacks and Policies
Those expressing little or no confidence in higher ed dropped 9% (to 23%) from last year's survey,
July 16, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Derek Hollingsworth on Indiana University’s Program Cuts: “Bachelor of Science in English Education. That’s My Degree.”
"Your voice matters."
July 15, 2025/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY by Frank Bruni: “The Corpus of College Lumbers On, But Some of Its Soul is Missing”
"Under Trump, blunt materialism reigns, and human rights, diplomacy and democracy are suspect, the preoccupation of idealistic chumps. Do anthropology, …
July 14, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: DOJ ‘Fear-Mongering’ Extends to Higher Ed
Peter McDonough, ACE: "Up until now I don’t have a sense that (DOJ) has been intentionally weaponized for political purposes.” …
July 13, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic and Johnny Seales, “Why Write?”
"The driver is the creep in education (e.g., productivity, institutional attention), but our core values are NOT about those things."
July 12, 2025/
Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Will No Longer Include DEI Statements in Hiring Material and Practices, Employee Evaluations, and Promotion Reviews
"The change comes as other universities across the country make DEI adjustments in response to new federal government policies."
July 11, 2025/
MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Fear that More Is In Store Beyond UVA
"This administration (Trump's) will not stop with UVA."
July 9, 2025/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Rep. Walberg (R-MI), U.S. Budget Will Enable “Significant Conservative Reforms to Higher Ed”
ACE: (the budget) combines major tax changes with deep cuts that will have negative consequences for campuses & students.”
July 7, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: In Florida and Elsewhere, “It’s Not Just a Battle. It’s an All-Out War Against the Traditional Nnorms of Academia”
"'Lefties' indoctrinating students? The DeSantis administration is 100% guilty of attempting to indoctrinate students."
July 6, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Federal Budget “Will Change Who Gets to Attend College and How They Pay for It”
Charles Welch, president, American Assoc of State Colleges and Univ: "Eliminate executive overreach."
July 4, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump-Related Think Tank Files Complaint Against Cornell U
Cornell University: The University is "deeply disturbed by personal attacks leveled against our faculty members.”
July 3, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Accelerates Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Jeremy Young, PEN America: “It launches investigations into universities for merely having a DEI office or promoting DEI."
July 2, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Indiana U Capitulates to Conservatives’ View of What College Is For
'The cuts also come after a new Board of Trustees majority, aligned with Indiana’s Republican Gov. Mike Braun."
July 1, 2025/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: Why Did Vance Call Higher Ed, “The Enemy of the People?” Here’s a Big Reason Why
"Athenians sentenced Socrates to death because he sought to question and doubt. But they couldn't keep his wisdom from spreading."
June 28, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/