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PERSPECTIVES: In ‘The Girls,’ Abigail Pesta Reveals New Info About Nassar’s Predation

Pesta’s book is available at bookstores and vendors nationally.  Here are two reviews–from the Washington Post and Vice.

by Future U/ August 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Kill the Professoriate (commentary)

In this Chronicle essay, Herb Childress describes what he believes has already happened (and continues to happen) in and to …

by Future U/ August 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: When Higher Ed-Corporate Partnerships Go Too Far (commentary)

Stanford’s Geoffrey Cox asserts that “it will be difficult to claim that higher education is a public good if it …

by Future U/ August 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Many College Students Experience This Draconian Bargain

What is it? It’s accumulating student debt without earning a degree. According to The National Student Clearinghouse, 25% of students …

by Future U/ August 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor

by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Is Ethnic Studies in California’s Future at High School & College Levels?

Proposed for high schools students and students enrolled at Cal State universities, “at its core, supporters say, ethnic studies classes …

by Future U/ August 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

FRIDAY FORUM: “Getting Down to Business: How Neoliberalism is Eroding the Democratic Mission of K-12 Public Education” With Dr. Susan Santone

With the goal of preparing educated and engaged citizens, public schooling has long been a cornerstone of a democratic society. …

by Future U/ August 13, 2019/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU, Feds Reach Agreement to Revise U’s Sexual Misconduct Policies/Add Safety Measures re Abuse

MSU will be monitored, can’t self-police. Read more from the Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ August 13, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism’s ‘Uncomfortable Truth’

“We have all, in some measure, been co-opted into accepting neoliberal capitalism’s false premises and promises.” Fred Guerin elaborates in …

by Future U/ August 12, 2019/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Pays Nearly $700k For Simon’s Defense

$700k so far. “District Court Judge Julie Reincke has yet to decide whether she’ll order the case on to Circuit …

by Future U/ August 11, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Grad Students Need to Organize

“If university administrators want to preserve the distinctive character of their institutions, they should do so by honoring the unionization …

by Future U/ August 10, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tuition Cuts at Private Colleges Don’t Always Translate Into Lower Costs

“Even with discounting, (overall costs) are often most painful for students in the middle — those who cannot afford the …

by Future U/ August 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Defending Science through Values (commentary)

The myth that science should rely on proof or certainty — or that there is some sort of “scientific method” …

by Future U/ August 8, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When University Boards Are Dysfunctional

While politics are always un the mix, Michael Poliakoff, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, says the …

by Future U/ August 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: California Evaluates “Student Borrowers Bill of Rights”

Californian’s carry over $141 billion (with a b) dollars of student debt. Suzanne Martindale describes what CA is trying to …

by Future U/ August 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/