College Football’s Bowl System Has Always Been a Matter of Extremes
College football bowl access was overly restrictive decades ago, and today it has morphed in the opposite direction. Neither option …
Society Archive
PERSPECTIVES: “From Esteem to Resentment,” Researchers Contend, Tied to Higher Education’s Cost
"Since 1980, the burden of the production cost of higher education has shifted from taxpayers to the individual student."
December 30, 2022/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Corporatization and Marketization are Important Drivers in Tuition Cost Escalation”
Beth Mintz, emerita professor, University of Vermont: “Neoliberal thought considers higher education a financial investment for students. It assumes colleges …
December 29, 2022/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: At Penn State, President’s Decision “Adds to a Long List of Broken Promises on Issues of Racial Justice”
Controversy surrounds Neeli Bendapudi's decision to reverse course on funding a new center devoted to racial justice.
December 27, 2022/
Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Beginning of the End for Collegiate Academic Rankings?
"Far worse than the rankings themselves is how colleges and universities try to game them."
December 26, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Engaged Students for Political Action
The Southern Poverty Law Center and Jackson State U students join forces in the historic effort to register Black Mississippians …
December 20, 2022/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Antisemitism Must Become a DEI Priority
Naomi Greenspan, writing in Insider Higher Education: “To create a truly inclusive campus environment, it must be a space where …
December 15, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Erasing History, Leaving Out Inconvenient Facts”
Lev Golinkin, writing in The New York Times: “The institutions that whitewash the Nazi past of men whose names grace …
PERSPECTIVES: It’s Time to Include Students on College Boards of Trustees
UConn alumna Sena Wazer writes in The Nation about how student activists on that campus have organized to influence BOT …
PERSPECTIVES: Speak Out? The “Politics of Politics” is Dicey
Commenting on “external matters” (language from the University of Illinois) tells you all you need to do about what can …
December 11, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Because College is the Training Ground for America’s Future Leaders, the Negative Consequences Would Have Reverberations Throughout Just About Every Important Institution in America”
The headline quote is from Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar, solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice.
November 4, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: “I’ve Heard the Word ‘Diversity’ Quite a Few Times, But I Don’t Have a Clue What It Means”
U.S. Solicitor General Prelogar: “I do think eventually affirmative action will end in higher education."
NEWS BRIEFS: U. Florida Faculty Senate Expected to Vote “No Confidence” re Sasse’s Appointment
Special faculty meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
October 26, 2022/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Even Tougher Times Ahead for Michigan’s Public Universities
Matt Miller in MLive: “Michigan’s public universities have lost 45,000 students since 2011. It’s about to get worse.”
October 14, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: State of Michigan Takes Steps to Cut College Costs
FROM THE BRIDGE OF MICHIGAN: “College will be more affordable for most Michigan college freshmen next year, thanks to the …
October 13, 2022/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/