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PERSPECTIVES: History Tells Us, Beware of the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex

"As more of physics research is funded by the military, it is important to learn the full history of our …
by Future U/ March 4, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/

FUTUREU Forum: Boundary Issues in the Commercialization of Revenue-Generating College Sports

The sports are moving farther away from their amateur roots, tenuously connected with their higher education host. 
by Future U/ March 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Chicago Leads the Way, New Department Created

Faculty-led effort leads to the establishment of a new department, the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity.
by Future U/ February 24, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Filed a Lawsuit Against Princeton, Here’s Why

It's about the university's continued endowment nvestments in fossil fuel industries.
by Future U/ February 20, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Micro-Credentialing,” Higher Ed’s Shiny New Thing

Targeted, short-term training for the workplace.
by Future U/ February 19, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Student-Faculty Pushback at Brown, Concerns Raised about Koch Funding

Faculty vote for more time to study the proposal.
by Future U/ February 18, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Community College in Michigan is Tuition-Free … For Some, But Not Others

"Only 32 of Michigan’s 83 counties are covered by a community college district, where a property tax millage is part …
by Future U/ February 14, 2022/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At SUNY College at Fredonia, Is it a Case of Academic Freedom, Moral Turpitude, or Both?

School's president calls comments "reprehensible." Faculty Senate "condemns as it recognizes his right to make these statements." 
by Future U/ February 12, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PESPECTIVES: Military-Related Research, Big Business for Higher Education

The case of UC Santa Barabara.
by Future U/ February 10, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Bomb Threats at Multiple HBCU’s “Clear Example of Hate Crimes Based on Race”

Six HBCUs received bomb threats, prompting them to close or lock down their institutions and investigate."
by Future U/ February 2, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Should “Competitive Sports Policy” Be Defined?

Point/counterpoint expressed in recent submissions published by Inside Higher Education
by Future U/ February 1, 2022/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Former U. of Michigan/NFL Athlete Turned Activist Seeks Justice for Sexual Assault Victims

In protest, Jon Vaughn is camping outside the home of U of Michigan's president.
by Future U/ January 31, 2022/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“Don’t Look Up” Puts Mirror to Society, Asks “Like What You See?”

Don't Look Up! could very well be entitled, "Just Look Around." It is not a pretty sight.
by Frank Fear/ January 29, 2022/ Film review, Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Spring Semester, 2022: Online Classes, Packed Arenas

Michigan State is the focus of this piece, published in Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ January 27, 2022/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Onerous Impact of “Niceness”

"Niceness is incredibly attractive and, at the same time, difficult to critique."
by Future U/ January 23, 2022/ Books, Education, Perspectives, Society/
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