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PERSPECTIVES: New FL Higher Ed Legislation Prompted By ‘Not So Hidden’ Agenda

If Gov. DeSantis signs HB 233, all FL public universities will need to submit an annual report regarding ‘viewpoint diversity.’ …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Lawmakers Consider Restricting What Public Universities Can Do to Address COVID

FROM THE MICHIGAN BRIDGE: ‘It’s “befuddling’ said Dan Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities. ‘For a legislative …

by Future U/ April 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: U Cal and Cal State Systems Gear Up for Massive Vaccination Effort

FROM THE LA TIMES: “The University of California and California State University announced Thursday that they will require COVID-19 vaccinations …

by Future U/ April 22, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Portrait of Major College Athletics Today: Pay the Head Football Coach $4 Million, His Top Assistants $1 Million Each, and Eliminate Cross-Country Because We Don’t Have Enough Money

The original intent of intercollegiate athletics has been perverted–emphasis on amateurism replaced by widescale commercialization and quasi-professionalism.

by Frank Fear/ April 21, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Education Is the Foundation of Democracy, Schooling is the Foundation of Capitalism”

Neoliberalism and Academic Repression: The Fall of Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump Haymarket Books, 2019) co-edited by Erik …

by Future U/ April 20, 2021/ Books, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Aren’t Public University Acceptance Rates a Matter of Public Discussion?

In California they certainly are. We’ve featured that issue on these pages, and an important commentary was published in today’s …

by Future U/ April 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Outmigration Has This Chancellor Worried

Last week, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson told state lawmakers that SUNY enrollment could drop by “tens …

by Future U/ April 11, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In U Cal System, Some Campuses are More Equal than Others

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Although the University of California considers itself one system, its 286,000 students do not have access …

by Future U/ April 9, 2021/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Dialogue about Diversity and Inclusion, ‘Patriot Front’ Stickers Show Up on Campus

From The Bridge: “After months of debate about institutional racism in the predominantly white university (Michigan Tech University), stickers for …

by Future U/ March 22, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: B.S. in Major College Sports Has a New Name–“MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage”

FROM CBS SPORTS: “Sponsorship opportunities in basketball have become more widely accepted in recent years, particularly in the NBA, with …

by Future U/ March 12, 2021/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: COVID Vaccinations and College Life, Fall Semester–The Link

LA TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD: “Faculty, staff, and students need to be given access to the vaccine sooner rather than later …

by Future U/ March 11, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers is Latest Major University to Divest Endowment from Fossil Fuels

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “About 5 percent of Rutgers’s $1.6 billion endowment is invested in fossil fuels, which the university …

by Future U/ March 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Michigan Colleges/Universities Offer Tuition Assistance

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Between the community college programs and tuition-free offers for some students at a growing number of colleges …

by Future U/ March 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Higher Ed System is a System of Haves and Have-Nots

“These are public institutions, after all. It is time to remember that Americans have invested in public colleges and universities …

by Future U/ March 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Pandemic Is Sparking Campus Unionization Efforts

“Around 260,100 university employees (14.6 percent of the total workforce) have lost their jobs since February 2020. Staff also make up most …

by Future U/ February 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/