PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Rushes to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence
A number of universities are investing heavily in infrastructure enhancements and faculty cluster hires.
FUTUREU Forum with Professor Claire Polster, “Resisting the Neoliberal University”
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1:30-3p, Eastern. Participation via ZOOM. Contact Frank Fear at fear@msu for the link.
May 19, 2023/
FutureU Forum, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education Overhaul Bill Looming in Ohio
State Sen. Kent Smith (D-Euclid): "This would be the worst assault on academic freedom that Ohio has ever seen.” …
May 18, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Huggins Circumstance “Stark Window Into the Power Dynamics” in Major College Athletics
"Firing coaches can be futile without addressing deeper cultural problems."
May 17, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: Should We Be Worried About AI in Schooling?
"For years, our schools have been programming students to write uninspiring, formulaic essays."
May 16, 2023/
Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/
PERSPECTIVES: Hillsdale College, Educational Bastion of Rightwing Politics
"Hillsdale has vastly expanded its influence, partly through its ties to Republican politics."
May 15, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis At It Again, Rigging A Public College Presidential Appointment
"Sole candidate named 2 days after he applied and 5 days after the board lowered the education requirements for the …
May 14, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: Homeschooling and the Attack on Democracy
Education needs to prepare children to function in a socially and intellectually diverse society.
May 13, 2023/
Education, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY: Fasting, Failure, and Addiction in Metrified Academia
Can we start ‘Metrification Obsessed Academics Anonymous’?
May 12, 2023/
Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: For Every $100 Foundations Gave to Ivy Schools, HBCUs Got 56 Cents
"Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5 billion in philanthropic dollars from 2015-2019, while HBCUs received $303 million."
May 11, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: College Sports Gambling Woes, A Matter of When Not Whether
"This is probably just the tip of the iceberg,” says Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem …
May 10, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Three Universities Implicated in Sports Betting Scandals
"A week after Alabama's baseball coach was fired, there are two more betting scandals in college sports."
May 9, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: National Teleconference Scheduled on Sports Betting and Intercollegiate Athletics
Thursday, May 18, 2-3:30p Eastern (virtual forum)
May 8, 2023/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVE: Principled Neutrality? Bunk, Professor Says
"Since their founding, universities have been moral and political actors."
May 7, 2023/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Cuts Looming for This State Flagship University
“We are repositioning ourselves today to be a responsive, relevant university system of the future.”
May 6, 2023/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/