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PERSPECTIVE: How Much Has the Koch Funding Network Given to Your School?

Courtesy of UnKoch My Campus, data are cumulative for the years 2005-2019. Get your school’s data here.

by Future U/ June 11, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Irish President Says “Academic Freedom, Breadth of Teaching and Learning, Under Grave Threat from Market Forces”

President Michael D. Higgins also remarked that in the name of market forces there is an “inexorable drive towards a …

by Future U/ June 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Critical Race Theory is Important

This outstanding article was written by Mark McCormick. Published in outets around the country, the version here was published by …

by Future U/ June 9, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Academic Repression is Goal in Michigan Legislative Proposal

FROM THE MICHIGAN ADVANCE: “Senate Bill 460, sponsored by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton), would prohibit school districts from including in …

by Future U/ June 8, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Uneven Landscape of America’s Public Universities

Laura Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen: “The gradual state disinvestment in higher education concentrates resources at the most advantaged universities and …

by Future U/ June 7, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “History Shows NCAA Reforms Come Only with the Blunt End of a Gavel”

NCAA’s women’s softball tournament media deal shows just how poorly the NCAA treats women’s sports. Sally Jenkins describes why and …

by Future U/ June 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Wealthy Donors Transform Higher Education in their Own Image”

“The denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina is not an isolated incident, but rather …

by Future U/ June 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Donor/UVA Collaborate on $100 Million Initiative on Democracy

The Karsh Institute of Democracy will “elevate the practical understanding and promotion of democratic principles.” Institutionally, it will coordinate the …

by Future U/ June 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Academics Author/Sign ‘Statement of Concern’ About ‘Threats to American Democracy’

“It is not just our venerated institutions and norms that are at risk—it is our future national standing, strength, and …

by Future U/ June 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Population Growth in College Towns Has Implications

Sarah Vowell in the New York Times: We’re “going to need more waitresses and bike mechanics, not fewer. Where are …

by Future U/ June 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Pattern of Player Abuse Haunts Women’s College Basketball

Those involved up and down the administrative line need to make reform a priority, which begins with the courage and …

by Carolyn Bower/ June 1, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “If I Had a Son or Daughter in College Today, I Would be Worried.”

Higher education assailed recently in two LTEs published in the same edition of a metropolitan newspaper.

by Future U/ May 31, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

YOUTUBE: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”

FutureU Forum recorded on May 28, 2021, with presenters Erik Juergensmeyer and Anthony Nocella II, and discussants Jason Del Gandio …

by Future U/ May 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Fight for the Soul of the U California System … Is a Fight for State Universities Across America

Kudos, LA Times Editorial Board. We applaud your stance

by Future U/ May 29, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

AUDIO VERSION: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”

Accessible free of charge on ANCHOR and a variety of other channels, including Google, Apple, and Spotify.

by Future U/ May 28, 2021/ Audio, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/