PERSPECTIVES: Background as Educator Reflected in Walz’s Education Stances and Policies
"Walz has also attempted to address the significant racial disparities in academic achievement."
Society Archive
PERSPECTIVES: In Florida, Conservative Politics Put Hard Spin on Public University Presidential Searches
Former state senator: “I don't believe (in a) political process that selects one (candidate) and puts that person in the …
August 10, 2024/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “When Chickens Come Home to Roost” (Down the Road Impact of Republican Policies on Higher Education)
"A decade ago, Gov. Walker and Republican legislators removed tenure protections from state law."
August 8, 2024/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: VP Nominee Walz is High on Higher Education
Prof. Jenna Chernega: "MN is remarkable for what it has not done, not restricting academic freedom/banning DEI."
August 7, 2024/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: New Title IX Rules Went Into Effect August 1, But ….
"LGBTQ advocacy groups have pushed back against GOP-led efforts to block the final rule from taking effect."
August 5, 2024/
Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Title IX Uncertainty
"Federal judges have issued six injunctions temporarily blocking the new Title IX rule in 26 states."
August 1, 2024/
Education, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: New National Poll, Generally Same Public Views of State of Higher Ed
"The 2024 survey shows that Americans’ confidence in the current state of higher education is trending downward."
July 31, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Double About Face at Indiana U
Bryce Greene, IU Ph.D. student: "Latest example in 'a long line' of the university retaliating against pro-Palestinian speech."
July 30, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Will Ten Commandments Be Posted on Louisiana’s State-Supported Campuses?
"Lawsuit filed by ALCU and others seeks to temporarily and then permanently block the law from taking effect."
July 28, 2024/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: We Must Take Right-Wing Operatives Seriously
(We must) "use skills we have as academics to organize our workplaces and communicate the value of what we do."
July 27, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Thirteen Public University Centers Across Eight States Are “Beachheads for Conservativism”
"Critics call them beachheads for the ideological right."
July 25, 2024/
Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Republican National Convention a Wake-Up Call for Higher Education
"A concrete political strategy (is needed) to address the coming onslaught."
July 20, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Will Be a Political Target If Trump-Vance Win in November
Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State: (the intent will be) "to convert the rhetoric from the political right into policy.”
July 19, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Dedicated to “Deceit and Lies, Not to the Truth”
J.D. Vance on Face the Nation, "In the U.S. universities are controlled by left-wing foundations." (THAT IS A FALSE ASSERTION)
July 16, 2024/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What Does It Mean to Engage for the Public Good? Here’s an Example from the University of Vermont
“We’re about educating students who will go on to be more active and engaged citizens in the world.”
July 15, 2024/
Perspectives, Society/