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PERSPECTIVES: When a College Fight Song is Steeped in Racism

Christine Brennen writing in USA Today: “Tradition is lovely until we realize it’s racist or sexist or just plain awful. …

by Future U/ October 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At Southern Cal, “Two Determined Women Spoke Out” and “Ugly Attacks over Racism, Anti-Semitism, Zionism Took Over”

From the LA Times: “Inside USC and beyond, their conflict grew into a fierce debate between free speech and hate …

by Future U/ October 24, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Should College Sports Be Played This Year? A Student-Athlete’s Take

How would you feel if your season was taken away from you in a blink of an eye? Not having …

by Anna Newman/ October 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Transitioning From Neoliberal to Necroliberal–Is Higher Education There, Too?

Professors Benjamin Balthaser and Bill V. Mullen: “Cameroonian philosopher Achille Mbembe revises Foucault’s neologism (the term, ‘biopolitical’) in his groundbreaking …

by Future U/ October 22, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Stay-at-Home Order Issued for U of Michigan Students

“The situation locally has become critical, and this order is necessary to reverse the current increase in cases,” says Jimena …

by Future U/ October 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Leaders Say Increasing Number of Black Faculty–Important But Insufficient

From INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Anthea Butler, an associate professor of religion and Africana studies at Penn, said, ‘These individual campus …

by Future U/ October 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: First-Year Enrollment Declines at Michigan Public Universities

FROM THE BRIDGE: “First-year student enrollment is down at 12 of 13 public universities that have made their fall enrollment …

by Future U/ October 19, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawsuit Threat Motivates Public University to Reinstate Sports Teams Slated for Elimination

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Lawyers representing women student-athletes (at William & Mary) threatened a class-action lawsuit if the teams weren’t …

by Future U/ October 18, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Survey Reveals Campus Racism Concerning to Athletes and Coaches

“More than 6 out of 10 college athletes and three-fourths of coaches and staff believe racism is a concerning issue …

by Future U/ October 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Budget Crunch, U Minnesota Cuts Gymnastics, Tennis, and Indoor Track and Field

What does ‘intercollegiate athletics’ mean when the adjective is ‘intercollegiate’? At Minnesota and other schools that have cut ‘minor’ sports …

by Future U/ October 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Increase in the Size of Higher Ed Administration

Professor Beth Baker: “It erodes the role of faculty, staff, and students in decision-making and shared governance, and does so …

by Future U/ October 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

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 …

by Zach Kaiser/ October 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Society/

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 …

by Future U/ 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 …

by Ruben Martinez/ 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.

by Frank Fear/ October 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/