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PERSPECTIVES: Commentary Published in The Detroit News Targets MSU Board

"Dysfunctional cultures, like facts, are stubborn things."

by Future U/ January 15, 2023/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Ohio State Emeritus Professor Takes Aim at County Commissioners

Walter Davis has major issues with a far-right county commission.

by Future U/ January 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Rose” and Other Words

How far do we go in our best intentions to prevent someone from being slighted, hurt, or even harmed?

by Roger Barbee/ January 13, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Elimination of “Harmful Language” at Stanford Went Awry

Good idea that went too far?

by Future U/ January 12, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“I Used to Know What It Meant to Say, “College” and “University” (but) Today I Do Not”

The allure of longstanding concepts. The same words with expanded frames of reference.

by Frank Fear/ January 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Want to Provide an Alternative for Conservative Families, To Say There is a Public University that Reflects Your Values”

The intent is to remake New College (FL) into Hillsdale College (MI).

by Future U/ January 10, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

PODCAST: Neoliberalism in Higher Education (New Books Network)

The New Books Network's series, How to be Wrong, is co-hosted by John W. Traphagan and John Kaag.

by Future U/ January 9, 2023/ Audio, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Next on the Political Agenda? Take Aim at Faculty Tenure

Share of Republicans plus independent-leaning Republicans who believe higher ed is having a negative effect on the U.S. has grown …

by Future U/ January 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Science, “Something Has Changed,” as “Intensity of Breakthroughs” Has Declined

"Research done in the 2000s *compared to mid-century" was more likely to push science incrementally rather than veer in a …

by Future U/ January 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The Price of Taking a Stance on Controversial Issues

Dean Alan Dettlaff returns to the faculty,

by Future U/ January 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis Wants to Know How Much FL Public Universities are Spending on CTE and REI

Critical Race Theory coursework and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives under a microscope.

by Future U/ January 5, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Hillsdale College Online History Course “Runs Contrary to the Prevailing Academic View of America as Irredeemably Racist, Sexist, and Unjust”

Read Hillsdale’s full description of the course. Read a commentary about the course. (Commentary courtesy of contributor Roger Barbee)

by Future U/ January 4, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Recent Books Underscore the Impact of Professor-Student Engagement

Steve Mintz reviews Relationship-Rich Education and The Cost of Inclusion: How Student Conformity Leads to Inequality on College Campuses. 

by Future U/ January 3, 2023/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Seven Trends Challenging Higher Education

Mark J. Drozdowski: “Colleges have created an unstable financial model, and dozens have closed in recent years. Faculty are burned …

by Future U/ January 2, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Enrollment is Trending Down

Karin Fischer, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Nearly 1.3 million students have disappeared from American colleges during the …

by Future U/ January 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/