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NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Safety Protocols Vary Across Michigan Universities, Improvements Are Likely

"Michigan State has announced plans to add classroom locks to all 1,300 classrooms by fall."
by Future U/ March 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “New College of Florida is Currently a Prisoner of War – a Culture War”

"They say that truth is the first casualty of war, and tragically my alma mater is now living that saying." …
by Future U/ March 7, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The English Major Withers

"One theory...college costs plus growing precariousness of the middle class is driving students to hard-skill majors."
by Future U/ March 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Universities Signing Contracts with Sports Betting Companies, a Bad Idea Spreading

"Aggressive expansion includes advertising on scoreboards, on academic buildings, and in campus emails."
by Future U/ March 4, 2023/ Articles, Higher Ed, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: “You All Ok?” It Depends….

'My friend, who lives in Australia, wrote a short, caring message, “You all ok? Re Lansing?”
by Christopher Robbins/ March 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Profs Terminated Without Reason Call Out “Sham Process”

"The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression identified ESU as one of the ten worst colleges for free speech."
by Future U/ March 2, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Denounces FL House Bill 999

"Faculty and advocates of academic freedom must fight these draconian measures with everything we have."
by Future U/ March 1, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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/
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