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NEWS BRIEFS: Five Professors Are Latest Casualties in Florida’s Culture War

AAUP: "Academic freedom, shared governance, and respect for mutually-approved procedures have been thrown under the bus."
by Future U/ May 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: So Mr. Brown Says, “DEI is Dead” ….

The confusing and problematic message makes sense. (Spoiler alert: Consider the messenger.)
by Roger Barbee/ April 29, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Commonwealth of Virginia’s Chief Diversity Office Tells Audience, “DEI is Dead”

Brown said, “What we’ve done is we’ve made diversity the mission. Wrong mission."
by Future U/ April 27, 2023/ Education, Public Higher Ed, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Grad Instructors’ Strike, University of Michigan’s Administration Wants Surrogates To Submit Spring Semester Grades

“Bypassing faculty-of-record and hiring third-party graders is infringing on faculty freedom.”
by Future U/ April 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cornell University Says No To “Trigger Warnings”

Cornell's president & provost: "We cannot accept this resolution, the actions are at odds with the goals of a Cornell …
by Future U/ April 25, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

Reject the Rubric: Reject the Neoliberal Quantocracy in Higher Education

Rubrics exemplify the idea that everything must be reduced to numbers to measure performance objectively. This makes no sense when …
by John Traphagan/ April 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: Rightwing Incursion Continues in FL Public Higher Ed, Women’s Studies, Other Foci in Jeopardy

Irene Mulvey, AAUP president: "The fields...enrich academia, civilization, and are being dragged into the culture wars."
by Future U/ April 16, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Declines Back-to-Work Order for UM Grad Students

"Washtenaw County Judge Carol Kuhnke declined to issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction."
by Future U/ April 11, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty at Florida International U Seek Greater Pushback Against Governor’s Higher Ed Initiatives

A more aggressive approach is sought.
by Future U/ April 9, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Governors Take a Stand Against Socially Responsible Investing

The effort seeks to "protect industries that are aligned with and donate to the Republican Party."
by Future U/ April 6, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition Opposing Caesars-MSU Deal Gains Traction

Read the preamble and sign the petition here.
by Future U/ April 5, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FUTUREU VIDEO: Higher Education Under Siege

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FUTUREU AUDIO: Higher Education Under Siege

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by Future U/ April 2, 2023/ Education, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: A Reporter’s Question Was Met With Silence … 40 Times Over

In Florida, "public college presidents are in a no-win scenario: silence equals compliance, speaking out carries risk."
by Future U/ April 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

FUTUREU FORUM, MARCH 29, Noon-1:30p: The Culture War Targets Higher Education

The Right is targeting Public Higher Education, and it is not hyperbolic to say, "I've never seen anything like it!" 
by Future U/ March 27, 2023/ Education, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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