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PERSPECTIVES: ‘Divisive Concepts’ and the Problem of Racism

Addressing systemic racism requires going beyond group-centric interests and focusing on transforming existing structures and processes into equitable and inclusive practices. On September …

by Ruben Martinez/ June 19, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Free Speech and the Warren Court

Professor Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy’s commentary on free speech in America was published earlier this year in The Conversation. Professor Henry Kalven’s …

by Future U/ June 16, 2021/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: 1925 Redo–Who Gets To Decide What’s Taught?

In 1925, it was whether evolution should be taught in schools. Today, it is about America’s history with respect to …

by Future U/ June 15, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Students to MSU’s Stanley: “Silence is Complicity”

Multiple defacements of ‘The Rock’ bring calls for the president’s response. Read this editorial from The State New. NOTE: Vice …

by Future U/ June 14, 2021/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Irish President Says “Academic Freedom, Breadth of Teaching and Learning, Under Grave Threat from Market Forces”

President Michael D. Higgins also remarked that in the name of market forces there is an “inexorable drive towards a …

by Future U/ June 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Critical Race Theory is Important

This outstanding article was written by Mark McCormick. Published in outets around the country, the version here was published by …

by Future U/ June 9, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Uneven Landscape of America’s Public Universities

Laura Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen: “The gradual state disinvestment in higher education concentrates resources at the most advantaged universities and …

by Future U/ June 7, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Wealthy Donors Transform Higher Education in their Own Image”

“The denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina is not an isolated incident, but rather …

by Future U/ June 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academics Author/Sign ‘Statement of Concern’ About ‘Threats to American Democracy’

“It is not just our venerated institutions and norms that are at risk—it is our future national standing, strength, and …

by Future U/ June 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Population Growth in College Towns Has Implications

Sarah Vowell in the New York Times: We’re “going to need more waitresses and bike mechanics, not fewer. Where are …

by Future U/ June 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “If I Had a Son or Daughter in College Today, I Would be Worried.”

Higher education assailed recently in two LTEs published in the same edition of a metropolitan newspaper.

by Future U/ May 31, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Fight for the Soul of the U California System … Is a Fight for State Universities Across America

Kudos, LA Times Editorial Board. We applaud your stance

by Future U/ May 29, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Success’ Requires More than Free Tuition

“Walking-through-the-door access doesn’t solve higher education’s biggest challenge — namely, boosting the number of community college students who graduate or …

by Future U/ May 25, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/