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PERSPECTIVES: “I’m demoralized…. The Intellectual Capacity is Being Sacrificed to Austerity.”

Professor Sandra Steingraber is a distinguished scholar in residence in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Ithaca College. …

by Future U/ March 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“What Neo-liberalism wants to engineer is a permanent revolution.” THE NEOLIBERAL REVOLUTION

by Future U/ March 4, 2021/ Neoliberalism, Society/

At issue is Brett Stephen’s interpretation of the situation at Smith College. Read his essay here.

by Future U/ March 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

“These are public institutions, after all. It is time to remember that Americans have invested in public colleges and universities …

by Future U/ March 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“It uniquely crushes our academic freedom and our ability to challenge our students, our ability to engage in controversial ideas, …

by Future U/ March 1, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Concern continues to be expressed about MSU’s decision to eliminate the swimming and diving program. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

“Around 260,100 university employees (14.6 percent of the total workforce) have lost their jobs since February 2020. Staff also make up most …

by Future U/ February 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Materials professor Jaroslaw Drelich, who called the resolution “the most hateful and divisive document that was ever …

by Future U/ February 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …

by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Here’s how the discussion went this week at the University of California system. Details reported in the LA Times.

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

One may criticize truth, beauty, and virtue as dated. But I believe they are timeless.

by Roger Barbee/ February 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The program’s been a resounding success — more than 60,000 people signed up in the first two …

by Future U/ February 2, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Most recent state-level data here, courtesy of The Bridge. Here’s what’s happening at the U of Michigan and Michigan State …

by Future U/ February 1, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Here’s one example (focus on UC Berkeley) in the form of an editorial board position published by the LA Times.

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

Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only …

by Frank Fear/ January 30, 2021/ Audio, Perspectives, Society, Video/