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 …
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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/
NEWS BRIEFS: Webinar Focuses on “Practical Ways to Get Radical in Higher Ed”
Tuesday, April 6, 2p Eastern with Hiram College’s Debbie Kasper. Register here. Sponsored by the Campus Sustainability Consortium.
April 1, 2021/
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PERSPECTIVES: At Texas-Austin, a Song Is More Than a Song
Eyes of Texas is a “Yes, Coach” Moment From The Drake Group. The Drake Group is a national organization of …
March 31, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Says ‘No’ to Releasing Documents, MI AG Closes Nassar Case
AG Nessel: “The university’s refusal to voluntarily provide them closes the last door available to finish our investigation. We’re incredibly …
March 29, 2021/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Critical Race Theory Under Attack
Michelle Goldberg writes in the New York Times: “Consider what just happened in Idaho, where last week Boise State University …
March 28, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Professor Explains Critical Race Theory and Why It is Important
Prof. Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University: “According to Critical Race Theory, racism doesn’t simply reside in the heart and …
March 27, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: $1 Billion Price Tag for M.D.’s Sexual Assaults
The University of Southern California has agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion to former patients of campus gynecologist George …
March 26, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Is the Pandemic Shrinking ‘The Scholar Class?”
Megan Zahneis, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Frozen admissions, curtailed graduate cohorts, and stalled-out research could severely squeeze …
March 23, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Neoliberalism is ….”
Professor Koechlin directs the International Studies Program at Vassar College. In this piece from Common Dreams, he seeks to leave …
March 21, 2021/
Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: At Oberlin, There Isn’t ‘March Madness’
Listen to this episode of Sway as host Kara Fisher interviews Oberlin College president, Carmen Twillie Ambar. Featured by the …
March 20, 2021/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “I Know Racism Against Me is Not My Fault”
May-Lee Chai, associate prof, San Francisco State U, writing in the LA Times: “Although I knew Asian American history and …
March 19, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: ‘China Flu?’ U of Michigan Prof Comments on Implications
University of Michigan professor Melissa Borja: “The pandemic is still here. We still have leaders who are choosing to use …
March 18, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Making a Case for ‘Critical Feeling’
Michael Roth is president of Wesleyan University: “In a political and cultural context that encourages crude parochialism under the guise …
March 17, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/