PERSPECTIVES: College Students Increasingly at Risk as States Legalize Sports Gambling
There’s another form of March Madness, and (unfortunately) it’s not restricted to one month a year. Data show that 75% …
PERSPECTIVES: How Do Endowment Portfolios Fare Following Divestment?
Bill McKibben, writing in The New Yorker, asserts: “After examining ‘divestment actions by hundreds of funds worldwide,’ the BlackRock analysts …
April 3, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: National Coalition Calls for Addressing Racial Disparities in Major College Sports
A wide gap separates who plays the games and who coaches the players/administers college athletics. The College Athlete Advocacy Initiative …
April 2, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Webinar Focuses on “Practical Ways to Get Radical in Higher Ed”
Tuesday, April 6, 2p Eastern with Hiram College’s Debbie Kasper. Register here. Sponsored by the Campus Sustainability Consortium.
April 1, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: At Texas-Austin, a Song Is More Than a Song
Eyes of Texas is a “Yes, Coach” Moment From The Drake Group. The Drake Group is a national organization of …
March 31, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Book Focuses on “The Gig Academy”
Roger Baldwin’s review: “At institutions where neoliberalism is in force, traditional academic values are overpowered by an increased focus on …
March 30, 2021/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Says ‘No’ to Releasing Documents, MI AG Closes Nassar Case
AG Nessel: “The university’s refusal to voluntarily provide them closes the last door available to finish our investigation. We’re incredibly …
March 29, 2021/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Critical Race Theory Under Attack
Michelle Goldberg writes in the New York Times: “Consider what just happened in Idaho, where last week Boise State University …
March 28, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Professor Explains Critical Race Theory and Why It is Important
Prof. Ted Thornhill, Florida Gulf Coast University: “According to Critical Race Theory, racism doesn’t simply reside in the heart and …
March 27, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
Deconstructing Neoliberalism in Higher Education
The webinar brings together four scholars to discuss the costs to individuals and the institution of higher education as the …
March 26, 2021/
NEWS BRIEFS: $1 Billion Price Tag for M.D.’s Sexual Assaults
The University of Southern California has agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion to former patients of campus gynecologist George …
March 26, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Makes Strong Case for ‘Engaged Scholarship’
“Andrew J. Hoffman draws upon existing literature and personal experience to bring attention to the problem of academic insularity—where it …
March 25, 2021/
Books, Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: For NCAA, ‘Madness’ Isn’t a March-Only Affair
Calls for reforming the NCAA are accelerating, but will change actually happen? Greta Anderson investigates in this article from Inside …
March 24, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Is the Pandemic Shrinking ‘The Scholar Class?”
Megan Zahneis, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Frozen admissions, curtailed graduate cohorts, and stalled-out research could severely squeeze …
March 23, 2021/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Dialogue about Diversity and Inclusion, ‘Patriot Front’ Stickers Show Up on Campus
From The Bridge: “After months of debate about institutional racism in the predominantly white university (Michigan Tech University), stickers for …
March 22, 2021/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/