PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Must Engage Seriously in a Self-Check
"Liberal education should be built around critical thinking and moral/logical reasoning."
ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT PRIMER: How to Cut Departments and Come Out Blame-Free
This essay offers insights for free, but know that this piece will be paywalled soon, so act quickly.
October 20, 2023/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: What Can Former FL Public U Presidents Do About Florida’s Public Higher Education?
Speak out, which they did collectively on October 18.
October 19, 2023/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Community Engagement Isn’t Just What Faculty Do, It’s What Higher Ed Institutions Need to Do
A George Mason University report describes how college and universities are responding.
October 18, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Receive Pink Slips in Morgantown
"The wholesale gutting of an institution is not the way to address those (financial) concerns."
October 17, 2023/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Diversity in Higher Education?
Since 2011, there has been little progress nationally in college enrollment diversity.
October 16, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis Continues His Purge of Florida Public Higher Education
Miami Herald Editorial: “It’s ludicrous to say that Florida’s renowned university system is more preoccupied with churning out “woke” students …
October 15, 2023/
News Briefs, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Biden Administration Pushing States to Close Gap on HBCU Underfunding
From HIGHER ED DIVE: “Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack sent states individual letters detailing their land-grant …
October 14, 2023/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What If a Musk-type Leadership Style Migrated to Higher Education?
While the outcomes would likely be attractive, considerable damage would be done to what higher education stands for and expects …
October 13, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Silence Again from Michigan State?
Consistency is to be admired. (NOT). “Michigan State University officials won’t say whether they plan to release the findings of …
October 12, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Counter Population Loss by Offering Free Tuition at Public Universities?
“The Growing Michigan Together Council has a tough task, reported Bridge Michigan. “Michigan remains the 10th most populous state in …
October 11, 2023/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: In Michigan, There’s Enhanced Financial Assistance for Students and Record Public University Enrollments
Read details from the Michigan Advance.
October 10, 2023/
Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Revamped U.S. News and World Report College Rankings are Flawed
So says Vanderbilt’s chancellor. Read his critique at Inside Higher Education.
October 9, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEF: Hedging Bet Regarding Congressional Action, NCAA Advances NIL Regulation Policy
"Measures include development of registry for service providers to help weed out bad actors"
October 8, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: That “Magic Elixer,” College Football, Costs a “….load of Money”
College football prompts university presidents to made decisions they wouldn't do otherwise, including unthinkable things.
October 7, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/