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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 University Honors Bestowed, Then Withdrawn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/

PERSPECTIVES: Book Censorship Seems Boundaryless

"Books about folks who overcame diversity inspire children and should never be removed. from library shelves,"

by Roger Barbee/ February 12, 2023/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Manhattan Institute Framework Being Used to Defund DEI Initiatives

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs, helped …

by Future U/ February 7, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “(When) He Feels Emboldened for Actual Change, It’s Not Going to Be for the Best. It’s Going to Be for the Worst.”

Prof Paul Ortiz: “A university president (needs) to support all people on campus, not just your political tendency.”

by Future U/ February 6, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis, “Colleges and Universities (are) Advancing Programs Based on Liberal Politics and Requiring Staff, Students and Initiatives to Meet an ‘Ideological Litmus Test’”

“Academia, writ large, across the country has really lost its way.”

by Future U/ February 1, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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