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NEWS BRIEFS: Alabama Senate Approves Bill Banning Public Funding of DEI Programs, Birmingham Mayor Speaks Out Against the Move

Birmingham AL mayor: "Select colleges in states where diversity and inclusion are prioritized."

by Future U/ February 24, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Conservative Lawmakers At It Again, This Time Targeting “Intellectual Diversity” as a Public Collegiate Goal

In Indiana, Senate Bill 202 would “demand attention to “intellectual diversity” in promotion and tenure decision processes, and it would …

by Future U/ February 22, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: U of Florida Faculty/Students Have Diverse Opinions About Legislative Action on Public Higher Education

William Maione, UF political science senior: “People should be free to explore a lot of different ideas."

by Future U/ February 17, 2024/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: AAUP Report Documents Political Assault on Florida Public Higher Education

American Association of University Professors: “Among the report’s key conclusions are that the unprecedented takeover of New College of Florida and …

by Future U/ February 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Political Turmoil Continues to Plague FAU Presidential Search

A stalled search with board politics leads the FAC Board of Trustees chair to step down. Read about the rocky …

by Future U/ February 11, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU’s Independent Student Newspaper Sues University

FROM THE STATE NEWS: “Our newspaper is suing the university for blocking the public release of information. The State News …

by Future U/ February 10, 2024/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Attack on Higher Education Affects Faculty Work

Mary Churchill, Boston University: “We’re in a time right now where higher ed is now seen as a tool in …

by Future U/ February 9, 2024/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Academic Unit Political Statements, How Far is Too Far?

St. Bonaventure's Mary Rose Kubal: "Another worrying sign of university interference by donors, politicians, alumni and the public."

by Future U/ January 26, 2024/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U.S. House Committee Discusses Draft Bill To ‘Save College Sports as We Know It’

A sticking point is whether athletes in revenue-generating sports are considered employees rather than just student-athletes.

by Future U/ January 20, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: DEI and Sociology Dropped at Florida’s Public Universities

The DeSantis-led culture war expands in Florida.

by Future U/ January 18, 2024/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Proposed Kentucky Bill Would Bar “Divisive Concepts” in Campus Training

"The Kentucky bill closely reflects legislation in other Republican-controlled states."

by Future U/ January 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Utah Governor, Legislature Intent on Restricting DEI in Campus Hiring

Utah Governor: "Forcing people to sign DEI statements in the hiring process is a political endeavor and decreases intellectual diversity."

by Future U/ January 7, 2024/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are Academics Fleeing Red States?

Michigan State's Cantwell: "“Faculty members are not tagged like migrating geese.”

by Future U/ January 3, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: On January 1, It Will Be Illegal in Texas for Public Universities to Operate DEI Offices/Programs

"New law requires public universities to end DEI work, including offering training or requiring diversity wording in job postings."

by Future U/ December 30, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Without Hard Data, Skepticism Abounds Regarding Potential Academic Cuts at UNC Greensboro

UNCG prof Mark Elliott: “The rubric changed six times in the first day; we kept on seeing it change.”

by Future U/ December 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/