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PERSPECTIVES: J.D. Vance, “Universities Transmit Not Knowledge and Not Truth but Deceit and Lies”

Vance: "Successfully dealing with left-wing domination of universities is Viktor Orbán’s approach in Hungary."

by Future U/ July 24, 2024/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: What Presumptive Nominee Kamala Harris Would Bring to Higher Education

"Observers: Harris administration would likely build on the current administration’s ambitious agenda for higher education."

by Future U/ July 23, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Contraction Continues, Over 115 Institutions Have Shuttered Since 2016

Higher Ed Dive has the complete list, state by state, with descriptions.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: S & P Says Higher Ed is Facing Revenue Pressures Coupled with Rising Costs

"Declining enrollment and rising expenses is eating away at the margins of many higher ed institutions across the U.S."

by Future U/ July 21, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Republican National Convention a Wake-Up Call for Higher Education

"A concrete political strategy (is needed) to address the coming onslaught."

by Future U/ July 20, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Will Be a Political Target If Trump-Vance Win in November

Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State: (the intent will be) "to convert the rhetoric from the political right into policy.”

by Future U/ July 19, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN LENARDIC: “Absurdities, Ironies, Hyper-Production and Artificial Bogeymen”

An expanded version of Letter to the Editor published in Nature.

by Adrian Lenardic/ July 18, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY: Roger Barbee on Milton Friedman and “Project 2025”

"'The Conservative Promise' recommends that we revert to a system that harmed untold numbers of children."

by Roger Barbee/ July 17, 2024/ Education, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Dedicated to “Deceit and Lies, Not to the Truth”

J.D. Vance on Face the Nation, "In the U.S. universities are controlled by left-wing foundations." (THAT IS A FALSE ASSERTION)

by Future U/ July 16, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Does It Mean to Engage for the Public Good? Here’s an Example from the University of Vermont

“We’re about educating students who will go on to be more active and engaged citizens in the world.”

by Future U/ July 15, 2024/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “MassReconnect” Doubles Adult Student Enrollment at State’s Two-Year Colleges

Massachusetts is not the first to enact such a program. Similar initiaties are underway in Michigan and New Mexico.

by Future U/ July 14, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Shows Disparity in Earning Power Between College/Non-College Grads, and Earning Differences Across MI Public Universities

Takeaways: Plays into the Conservative playbook (critical thinking is a threat) & colleges are not equal.

by Future U/ July 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Project 2025’s Likely Impact on Higher Education

"Project 2025 is the latest in a series from Heritage Foundation that date back to 1981, when Reagan took office."

by Future U/ July 12, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Conservative Undergraduates Benefit From Being in Generally Non-Conservative Collegiate Environments

"Conservative students experience what higher education has long claimed to offer."

by Future U/ July 11, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Significant Impact One Year After SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions

Chief Justice Roberts" "What can't be done directly can't be done indirectly” (i.e., workarounds could run afoul of the law).

by Future U/ July 10, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/