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NEWS BRIEFS: “Flabbergasting” Number of Sexual Assaults Reportedly Perpetrated by Since-Deceased Physician

2,111 reports were documented by the university just in the past year.

by Future U/ October 8, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Sign the Petition: President Biden Promised $10k Student Debt Cancellation, But….

Sign the Change.org petition now!

by Future U/ October 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

LIVE Thursday! “Reclaiming Higher Ed from Corporate Capture”

Thursday, October 7, 1p, Eastern: FutureU's conversation with Jasmine Banks and Sharon Kirsch.  

by Future U/ October 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/

A Learning Lesson for School Administrators

Some of the most enduring learning experiences come not via the classroom but by how administrators, teachers,  students, parents, and …

by Roger Barbee/ October 5, 2021/ Education, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: USC Under the Microscope (again)

The LA TImes profiles the case about and against Dr. George Tyndall, USC gynecologist.

by Future U/ October 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Presidential Controversy at U of Michigan, Schlissel Gives Board Date-Certain Departure

UM Board split on president's performance.

by Future U/ October 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Political Operative Dons Sage Role to Influence Public Policy

Christopher Rufo testified in favor of Michigan Senate Bill 460.

by Future U/ October 2, 2021/ Education, Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism’s Stealth-Like Character Revealed in this Academic Study

"Neoliberalism and neoliberal initiatives may be tied to faculty behaviors in a subtle and covert way."

by Future U/ October 1, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Political Chatter Won’t Put a Good Roof Over on Our Public Schools

Useless noise manufactured to gain political advantage keeps us from addressing and solving major issues.

by Roger Barbee/ September 30, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Next FutureU Forum: What UnKochMyCampus is Doing to Counter Politically Motivated Philanthropy

FutureU is pleased to welcome Jasmine Banks, executive director, and Professor Sharon J. Kirsch, Arizona State University.

by Future U/ September 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan House Ed Panel Passes Bill to Bar Teaching Critical Race Theory

"The bill would prohibit schools from including “any form of race or gender stereotyping” in their curriculums."

by Future U/ September 28, 2021/ Education, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Legislature to Investigate “Diversity of Political Speech” on State’s 12 Public Campuses

An 'intellectual diversity assessment' will measure political speech tolerance across FL's public university system.

by Future U/ September 27, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Universities Are Not Static Places; They Live and Breathe, Grow and Change, and Reinvent Themselves with New Energy and Approaches.”

Rebecca M. Blank, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, responds to criticism written about her institution.

by Future U/ September 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Mountain of Evidence that Both Students and Teachers Find Exposure to Critical History Enhances Teaching and Learning”

"If we care about effective historical teaching and learning, it is time that we made educational policy based on evidence …

by Future U/ September 25, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

VIRTUAL FORUM: “The Quantified Scholar” with Professor Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra

FutureU is pleased to host Professor Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, the University of California, San Diego, who will join us on Wednesday, …

by Future U/ September 25, 2021/