PERSPECTIVES: Beyond Campus Sustainability–What Higher Education Must Do to Address Climate Change
“The climate crisis is urgent, and together, we in higher education must directly face the coming challenges.” Read more in …
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PERSPECTIVES: “Education Is the Foundation of Democracy, Schooling is the Foundation of Capitalism”
Neoliberalism and Academic Repression: The Fall of Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump Haymarket Books, 2019) co-edited by Erik …
April 20, 2021/
Books, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Did Foucault Misjudge Neoliberalism?
Yes, says Daniel Zamora, sociologist, at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He outlines the reasons why in an interview published …
April 16, 2021/
Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Why Aren’t Public University Acceptance Rates a Matter of Public Discussion?
In California they certainly are. We’ve featured that issue on these pages, and an important commentary was published in today’s …
April 15, 2021/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Another Trustee Acts Deplorably, This Time at University of Richmond
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “University of Richmond Faculty Senate on Friday passed a vote of no confidence in Paul Queally, rector …
April 14, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Pandemic-Related Enrollment Drop Puts Community Colleges at Risk
FROM THE LA TIMES: “Systemwide (in California), more than 260,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2020 compared with fall 2019, a …
PERSPECTIVES: Back and Forth on College Access Has Gaps
Recently published commentaries and news reports about college access can leave readers shaking their heads. As pressure has built to …
NEWS BRIEFS: Outmigration Has This Chancellor Worried
Last week, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson told state lawmakers that SUNY enrollment could drop by “tens …
April 11, 2021/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: In U Cal System, Some Campuses are More Equal than Others
FROM THE LA TIMES: “Although the University of California considers itself one system, its 286,000 students do not have access …
April 9, 2021/
Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Colleges and Universities Getting Students Vaccinated
“The effort will get a big boost in coming days, when the state allocates thousands of doses of the one-shot …
NEWS BRIEFS: Feds to Review Trump-Era Campus Sexual Assault Rules
FROM THE LA TIMES: “The Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise federal rules around campus sexual …
April 7, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “The Struggle Continues” Lower-Income Students Getting Admitted to Elite Higher
FROM THE NY TIMES: “College Simply, an organization that combs admissions standards nationwide, estimates that applicants with SATs of 1370 …
April 6, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: UM Regent Ron Weiser Compares Criticism of Him to “1930s Germany”
In a public letter, U. of Michigan affiliates wrote: “You (Weiser) have to choose between supporting the U of M …
PERSPECTIVES: College Students Increasingly at Risk as States Legalize Sports Gambling
There’s another form of March Madness, and (unfortunately) it’s not restricted to one month a year. Data show that 75% …
PERSPECTIVES: How Do Endowment Portfolios Fare Following Divestment?
Bill McKibben, writing in The New Yorker, asserts: “After examining ‘divestment actions by hundreds of funds worldwide,’ the BlackRock analysts …
April 3, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/