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NEWS BRIEFS: In Texas, Using DEI Considerations in Academic Hiring is Illegal

"The system directive comes amid growing criticism from Republican state lawmakers about diversity initiatives in higher ed."
by Future U/ March 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Prestigious School Says No to U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Colorado College president: "We cannot reconcile our values and aspirations with these metrics and behaviors they motivate.”
by Future U/ March 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Cheat Our Children Unless We Teach History as It Unfolded

"Teaching and reading about role models help us live as we should. To not share their stories is cheating our …
by Roger Barbee/ February 27, 2023/ Education, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

PERSPECTIVES: Florida House Bill a Draconian Move on Public Higher Education

"FL HB 999 would do the most damage (vis-a-vis similar legislation) to the integrity of public universities."
by Future U/ February 27, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas System and Now UNC-Chapel Hill Say ‘No’ to DEI in Faculty Hiring

Prof Mimi Chapman, chair, UNC-Chapel Hill university faculty: "I am flabbergasted, It is deeply upsetting and unsettling."
by Future U/ February 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Expert Testimony Carries Cost for This Professor

Prof put on an "alternate assignment" as school investigates his work testifying in toxic pollution cases.
by Future U/ February 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: UNC Trustees Exercise Political Lean With New Civic Life Center

Prof Kleinman: By reducing what faculty offer to 'views,' the Trustees cheapen the core process that makes universities places of …
by Future U/ February 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: An Angry Parent Phoned the College President, and a Faculty Member’s Appointment Was Put On Hold

"My contract is pending a review of the material I use in my racial justice unit. The concern? I am …
by Future U/ February 21, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Years Ago I Experienced a Campus Shooting First-Hand, and It’s Frightening to Experience It Again

"We need the courage to tackle our addiction to weapons and build the trust to allow us all to live …
by Terry Link/ February 20, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When It Comes to Revisionist History, “Scrub-a-Dub-Dub, We’re Sitting in the Tub. Getting so Clean, Like a Washing Machine”

College Board capitulates to the political Right.
by Future U/ February 19, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At What Cost? University Honors Bestowed, Then Withdrawn

A standard practice it is — honoring donors with names on buildings and others with honorary degrees. Earlier this week, …
by Future U/ February 18, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Michigan, New Gun Law Legislation Introduced in Wake of MSU Tragedy

The proposed legislation allows judges to temporarily confiscate a gun from someone posing a risk to others or themselves.
by Future U/ February 17, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Prof, “All I Could See Was Something Shiny in his Hands. Then He Stepped In.”

“If they (politicians) saw what I saw, they would be so sick. They would be shamed into changing laws.”
by Future U/ February 16, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Collegiate Philanthropy Hits a Wall

The philanthropist's family wants UR to return $3.6 billion.
by Roger Barbee/ February 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Uniquely American Problem” Strikes Higher Education … Again

Headline quote courtesy of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
by Future U/ February 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/
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