Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Community Engagement with Impact in a City (Flint, MI) That Needs It

"Rx Kids is a collaboration among Michigan State Univ., Univ. of Michigan, and the Flint-based Charles Stewart Mott Foundation."

by Future U/ April 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Need Educators Who Are Moral Leaders

Some teachers find it easier to keep the status quo as many politicians do. After all, the status quo puts …

by Roger Barbee/ April 18, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Why Attack Tenure? Here’s a Political Reason

"Tenure allows the university to be an independent voice for truth." (...if you value independence and truth).

by Future U/ April 17, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVE: Rightwing Incursion Continues in FL Public Higher Ed, Women’s Studies, Other Foci in Jeopardy

Irene Mulvey, AAUP president: "The fields...enrich academia, civilization, and are being dragged into the culture wars."

by Future U/ April 16, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic: Raging Against The Mythical Figure Who Keeps Us Down (Not)

"We can move toward the self-realization that we are the system. If we rage, we rage against ourselves, against our …

by Adrian Lenardic/ April 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eisenhower’s 1961 Warning, “Be Wary of the Military-Industrial Complex,” … Add Higher Ed to the Mix

"More scientists and engineers will be encouraged to conduct military-related research rather than work in more peaceable fields."

by Future U/ April 14, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Higher Education, From Doing Its Thing Without Interference to Watched Like a Hawk and Blamed for Everything

It's damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Declines Back-to-Work Order for UM Grad Students

"Washtenaw County Judge Carol Kuhnke declined to issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction."

by Future U/ April 11, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: To Date, Over Thirty DEI-Restriction Bills Have Been Introduced in Eighteen States

College and university Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts are under attack nationally.

by Future U/ April 10, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty at Florida International U Seek Greater Pushback Against Governor’s Higher Ed Initiatives

A more aggressive approach is sought.

by Future U/ April 9, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Culture War Comes to Women’s College Basketball

It was about a hand gesture and a lot more.

by Future U/ April 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

Point/Counterpoint: Firearms and University Endowment Investments

"ReclaimMSU would like to see MSU publicly commit to not make any direct/indirect investments in the firearms industry."

by Future U/ April 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Governors Take a Stand Against Socially Responsible Investing

The effort seeks to "protect industries that are aligned with and donate to the Republican Party."

by Future U/ April 6, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition Opposing Caesars-MSU Deal Gains Traction

Read the preamble and sign the petition here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Red and Blue Comes to Higher Ed

The political debates are raising major questions, 'What is the university for? What does it do?'”

by Future U/ April 4, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/