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PERSPECTIVES: For These Students, Activism Has A Price

Activism for Black students can take a toll. Brianna Reddick explains at The Nation.
by Future U/ September 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Celebrating Students As Agents Of Change

Students organizing for change isn’t new, thank goodness. “Adults” take note. Written by Frank A. Fear, professor emeritus, Michigan State …
by Frank Fear/ February 26, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Activists Don’t Always Get What They Need From Academics

Academics are being pushed to write research papers. Activists (and the public) benefit from academics who are public intellectuals. Read …
by Future U/ June 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Choice Making At Columbia and Yale

Nelson Lichtensteinm, Distinguished Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara, analyzes longstanding efforts at two universities to resist graduate employees’ efforts …
by Future U/ June 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Combatting Neoliberalism In The Age Of Trump

Read Naomi Klein’s powerful essay, published this week in The Nation.
by Future U/ June 15, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

VIDEO: Angela Davis At The University of Missouri

From the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration in Columbia, MO. View video here.
by Future U/ January 27, 2017/ Perspectives, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Juan Cole Speaks Out

As always, U. of Michigan’s Juan Cole speaks out on issues of the day. Read two of his post-election articles–about universities at risk and …
by Future U/ November 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A Different Take On Philanthropic Largesse

An activist’s perspective about philanthropy for partisan intent. An interpretation of Eli Broad’s approach to development and change.
by Future U/ February 29, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

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