PERSPECTIVES: How the Neoliberal ‘Privatization of Risk’ Explains the Decision to Re-Open Campuses
Authored by MSU professor Zach Kaiser and published in LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) blog. Read more …
PERSPECTIVES: “What I Learned From Serving on Academic Senate”
Michael Bérubé, Penn State University: “Shared governance is not merely a matter of faculty and central administration but, rather, a …
October 7, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Forum on Shared Governance and Faculty Voice
YouTube video. “History Erased” with Frank Fear. Dr. Fear is professor emeritus, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. “Faculty Voice in …
October 6, 2020/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Video/
More Evidence that Revenue-Based College Sports Has Lost Its Way
The deal between the University of Colorado and online gambling company, PointsBet, represents a new low in college sports’ devolution.
October 5, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Ed Can Tackle Systemic Racism
Valyncia C. Raphael and Zachary S. Ritter offer practical steps. From Inside Higher Education. Read more here.
October 4, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Now is a Time to Focus on Shared Governance and Developing Institutional Leaders Among Faculty and Staff”
So say Freeman A. Hrabowski, president, Philip J. Rous, provost, and Sarah J. Shin, associate provost, University of Maryland, Baltimore …
October 3, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University To Divest From Fossil Fuel Investments
“The University of Cambridge on Thursday committed to removing all direct and indirect investments in the fossil fuel industry from …
October 2, 2020/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Carnegie Mellon Adopts U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
Provost James H. Garrett: “The sustainable development goals provided an excellent framework to think and organize ourselves in this broad …
October 1, 2020/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University Hosts Conference on ‘Building the Post-Pandemic University’
Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …
September 30, 2020/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Homeland Security Proposal Worrisome for Universities and International Scholars
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposal last Thursday, which could limit the duration of immigration status …
September 29, 2020/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “When Avoiding the Truth is Part of Your University’s Business Model”
Sierra Elise Hansen, columnist, Michigan Daily: “The business model the University uses is not unique from the traditional college and …
September 28, 2020/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: ‘They Put the Institution Before the Victims’ Is Sobering Conclusion of New Book on Sexual Assaults
It’s no secret that America has ‘an institution problem.’ Institutional self-serving behavior is the issue. That’s the bottom line in …
September 27, 2020/
Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
VIDEO: “The Enablers,” Institutional Actors in Sexual Assaults
Featuring Amos Guiora and Elizabeth Abdnour, stimulated by Guiora’s new book, Armies of Enablers.
September 26, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/
PODCAST: “The Enablers,” Institutional Actors in Sexual Assaults
Featuring Amos Guiora and Elizabeth Abdnour, stimulated by Guiora’s new book, Armies of Enablers.
September 26, 2020/
Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Independent Voice of Student Newspapers in Jeopardy
Reorganization at the University of Vermont: “The biggest concern here is an illegal practice called “prior review,” which is the …
September 26, 2020/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/