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NEWS BRIEFS: Kicking Ass, Taking Names in West Virginia

Prof Amanda Matoushek: "Publishing our names campuswide, threatening to fire us in his blog."

by Future U/ February 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: An Angry Parent Phoned the College President, and a Faculty Member’s Appointment Was Put On Hold

"My contract is pending a review of the material I use in my racial justice unit. The concern? I am …

by Future U/ February 21, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Years Ago I Experienced a Campus Shooting First-Hand, and It’s Frightening to Experience It Again

"We need the courage to tackle our addiction to weapons and build the trust to allow us all to live …

by Terry Link/ February 20, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When It Comes to Revisionist History, “Scrub-a-Dub-Dub, We’re Sitting in the Tub. Getting so Clean, Like a Washing Machine”

College Board capitulates to the political Right.

by Future U/ February 19, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At What Cost? University Honors Bestowed, Then Withdrawn

A standard practice it is — honoring donors with names on buildings and others with honorary degrees. Earlier this week, …

by Future U/ February 18, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Michigan, New Gun Law Legislation Introduced in Wake of MSU Tragedy

The proposed legislation allows judges to temporarily confiscate a gun from someone posing a risk to others or themselves.

by Future U/ February 17, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Prof, “All I Could See Was Something Shiny in his Hands. Then He Stepped In.”

“If they (politicians) saw what I saw, they would be so sick. They would be shamed into changing laws.”

by Future U/ February 16, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Collegiate Philanthropy Hits a Wall

The philanthropist's family wants UR to return $3.6 billion.

by Roger Barbee/ February 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Uniquely American Problem” Strikes Higher Education … Again

Headline quote courtesy of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

by Future U/ February 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When What, Why, and How Aren’t the Same

UR removed the name T.C. Williams from its law school, and his family wants donor money returned.

by Future U/ February 13, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Book Censorship Seems Boundaryless

"Books about folks who overcame diversity inspire children and should never be removed. from library shelves,"

by Roger Barbee/ February 12, 2023/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Member as Brand in the Marketplace

In our neoliberal world, everything (including higher education and faculty work) is a marketplace full of products (faculty members and …

by Future U/ February 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism/

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy Temple! Retaliation for Protesting?

From Business Insider: “Temple University confirmed Wednesday that teaching and research assistants who take part in a strike over low …

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

PERSPECTIVES: The Right-Wing Agenda to Reshape Higher Education

"Conservative leaders seek to chip away at what they view as higher education's liberal bias."

by Future U/ February 8, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Manhattan Institute Framework Being Used to Defund DEI Initiatives

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs, helped …

by Future U/ February 7, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/