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PRESENTATION: “Global Engagement, Human Rights, And Cognitive Justice” with Catherine Odora Hoppers

Catherine Odora Hoppers Professor, Department of Science and Technology, and National Research Foundation South African Research Chair in Development Education …

by Future U/ February 28, 2017/

FORUM: “Neoliberalism in Higher Education and Resistance in the (post) Colonial Context” with Stephen Gasteyer and Amy Jamison

“Neoliberalism in Higher Education and Resistance in the (post) colonial context: Reflections on Palestine, Malawi, and Tanzania” Neoliberalism and its …

by Future U/ February 28, 2017/

PERSPECTIVES: Upside-Down World–Jerry Falwell, Jr. To Chair A National Higher Ed Task Force??

What? Why? Senate Democrats are asking. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ February 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Neoliberalism In Higher Education (Video)

Published on Feb 11, 2017 This episode covers the changing administration of the university as it responds to competition and …

by Future U/ February 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, Society, Video/

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: “Capitalizing on Rural Resentment,” With Katherine J. Cramer

Here’s a fascinating interview published from Dissent.

by Future U/ February 25, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Public University Trustee Supports Trump’s Travel Ban

Backlash was expected. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PRESENTATION: “The Flint Water Crisis: A Journey for Justice” with Dr. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Professor Joshua Sapotichne

Named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in 2016, Dr. Hanna-Attisha will share her experience identifying and exposing the …

by Future U/ February 23, 2017/

PERSPECTIVES: College Internships At The Pentagon

The business of student engagement at The Pentagon. Read more here from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ February 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa Legislator Wants Faculty Balance In Political Party Affiliation…Or Else

Funding cuts for public higher ed would loom if balance isn’t achieved. Read more from The Des Moines Register.

by Future U/ February 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Education Helped Elect Donald Trump

Selingo: “Access to higher education for students at all income levels, a prevailing policy since the signing of the Higher …

by Future U/ February 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Press Is The Enemy,” Richard Nixon, Dec. 1972

Trump’s proclamation* is reminiscent of what Nixon said to Kissinger in ’72. Nixon also said, “Professors are the enemy.” Listen …

by Future U/ February 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: She “Manipulates Facts And Encourages Grave Injustices”

“University presidents used to be part of the national dialogue.” Today? Not so much. But this president inserted herself in …

by Future U/ February 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Collegiate Amenities Lure Economic Elites To Campus

It’s like staying at a 4-star hotel. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Peter Ruark, MI League For Public Policy, On Tuition, Student Aid, And Student Debt

From a 2/10/17 presentation at Mich. St. sponsored by FutureU (Neoliberalism in Higher Education group).

by Future U/ February 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Perspectives: Attending College Does Not Address The Racial Wealth Gap

Read a compelling report published recently by Demos entitled, “The Asset Value of Whiteness.” Read more below. Asset Value of …

by Future U/ February 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/