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PERSPECTIVES: At Stanford, Relationship Between Partisan Think Tank and University Mission in Spotlight

David Palumbo-Liu, Stanford University professor: “There’s a huge difference between a partisan think tank whose mission is to promote free …

by Future U/ November 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “The ‘most striking part’” of the report was differences in how difficult it is for underrepresented …

by Future U/ November 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Dr. James Heap (UCLA) faces 20 felony counts and is charged with sex crimes spanning a …

by Future U/ November 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

International students constitute about 6% of total college enrollment. China, India top list. Fall enrollment declined nearly 20% nationally. Read …

by Future U/ November 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …

by Roger Barbee/ November 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From The Washington Post: “Work-study jobs may seem like a perk, but in a normal year, the program provides nearly $1.2 …

by Future U/ November 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“If you look and see who’s treated badly and who’s treated well, you don’t have to look that hard,” said …

by Future U/ November 9, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Steve Mintz’s thoughtful commentary appeared in Inside Higher Education. Read it here.

by Future U/ November 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The pandemic rages around the world. Even isolated villages and towns feel the impact of COVID-19. In Europe, leaders are …

by Roger Barbee/ November 4, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH makes the case in her essay This is Your Brain on Neoliberalism, published last month by the New …

by Future U/ November 3, 2020/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

FROM ‘INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION’: Fewer than 8% of administrators are Black or African American, while more than 80% are white. …

by Future U/ October 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“In 2005, the school was forced to investigate cadets who dressed up in costumes parodying Nazis, Africans, and gay people. …

by Future U/ October 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

FROM THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: On Twitter, U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, a Davidson alum, said this about Kamala Harris’ race and …

by Future U/ October 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

It’s time to rethink the wisdom of having to get party approval for candidates to appear on statewide ballots. Read …

by Future U/ October 26, 2020/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Christine Brennen writing in USA Today: “Tradition is lovely until we realize it’s racist or sexist or just plain awful. …

by Future U/ October 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/