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PERSPECTIVES: Music as an Agent of Change

For social activists, music is an anthem for change.

by Future U/ December 10, 2020/ Perspectives, Society, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Vermont Will Phase Out Programs in Arts & Letters College

Twelve of the College’s 56 programs will be discontinued. Low enrollment is the reason. “None of UVM’s faculty, students, or …

by Future U/ December 6, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Sociologist Argues “Neoliberalism Has Colonized Academe”

Professor Nathan Rousseau elaborates in his recently published paper, Sociological Imagination, Neoliberalism, and Higher Ed, published in Social Currents.

by Future U/ December 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Berkeley’s Brown Reveals Strength of Neoliberalism’s Grip

As Professor Brown puts it, we are living “in the ruins of Neoliberalism.” It’s up to us to change that …

by Frank Fear/ December 4, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: On Neoliberalism, Higher Education, and ‘New Public Management”

“The essay analyzes how neoliberal ideology conceives of the public sector in general and, in particular, how this translates to …

by Future U/ December 3, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Calls for Nationally Uniform Policy on Campus Sexual Assaults

The Drake Group: “No concerted and coordinated effort by the NCAA and other national-collegiate-athletic-governance organizations, conferences, or member institutions confront …

by Future U/ December 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: At Michigan State, Football-Related Lawsuit Turns into a Costly Affair

“Michigan State University has spent more than $1 million fighting lawsuits brought by a former football program employee.” Read more …

by Future U/ December 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: At Rutgers, Faculty Leaders Challenge “Black Hole” Finances in Athletics

The budget deficit in athletics has grown to $121.5 million. Faculty want change. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Investigates Neoliberalism’s Impact on Higher Education

John S. Levin, Marie C. Martin, and Ariadna I. Lopez Damian, University Management, the Academic Profession, and Neoliberalism. State University of …

by Future U/ November 28, 2020/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

FRIDAY FORUM: On Neoliberalism, Higher Education, and ‘The Sociological Imagination’ with Prof. Nathan Rousseau

The shift toward neoliberal principles is so pervasive that social scientists tend to think and speak in neoliberal terms. C. …

by Future U/ November 26, 2020/

A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late

As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …

by Roger Barbee/ November 26, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

PERSPECTIVES: Knight Commission Tackles Collegiate Athletic Reform

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting four public forums to examine the NCAA Division I model and the …

by Future U/ November 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Coalition Calls on Pres-Elect Biden to Cancel Student Debt

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “A coalition of 236 mostly progressive groups, including close allies like the American Federation of Teachers …

by Future U/ November 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Coalition Responds to New Book by Charles Koch

Led by UnKoch My Campus, coalition members invite the public to sign a letter calling out the impact of Koch’s …

by Future U/ November 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

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/