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PERSPECTIVES: Doing More With Less? How About Doing Less?

“'Fewer, Less, and No' can be powerful words for change—if we allow them to be."
by Future U/ May 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Huggins Circumstance “Stark Window Into the Power Dynamics” in Major College Athletics

"Firing coaches can be futile without addressing deeper cultural problems."
by Future U/ May 17, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Sports Gambling Woes, A Matter of When Not Whether

"This is probably just the tip of the iceberg,” says Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem …
by Future U/ May 10, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: So Mr. Brown Says, “DEI is Dead” ….

The confusing and problematic message makes sense. (Spoiler alert: Consider the messenger.)
by Roger Barbee/ April 29, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Grad Instructors’ Strike, University of Michigan’s Administration Wants Surrogates To Submit Spring Semester Grades

“Bypassing faculty-of-record and hiring third-party graders is infringing on faculty freedom.”
by Future U/ April 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cornell University Says No To “Trigger Warnings”

Cornell's president & provost: "We cannot accept this resolution, the actions are at odds with the goals of a Cornell …
by Future U/ April 25, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Declines Back-to-Work Order for UM Grad Students

"Washtenaw County Judge Carol Kuhnke declined to issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction."
by Future U/ April 11, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

Point/Counterpoint: Firearms and University Endowment Investments

"ReclaimMSU would like to see MSU publicly commit to not make any direct/indirect investments in the firearms industry."
by Future U/ April 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition Opposing Caesars-MSU Deal Gains Traction

Read the preamble and sign the petition here.
by Future U/ April 5, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A Reporter’s Question Was Met With Silence … 40 Times Over

In Florida, "public college presidents are in a no-win scenario: silence equals compliance, speaking out carries risk."
by Future U/ April 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Being Transparent and Accountable is the Only Way Forward,” Utah President Taylor Randall

"Univ. of Utah will hold "listening sessions" regarding the murder of student-athlete Lauren McCluskey."
by Future U/ March 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Have First Amendment Rights, Too

"Current efforts in Florida subvert academic freedom and assert governmental control over faculty speech in public higher ed."
by Future U/ March 20, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Safety Protocols Vary Across Michigan Universities, Improvements Are Likely

"Michigan State has announced plans to add classroom locks to all 1,300 classrooms by fall."
by Future U/ March 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “New College of Florida is Currently a Prisoner of War – a Culture War”

"They say that truth is the first casualty of war, and tragically my alma mater is now living that saying." …
by Future U/ March 7, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Universities Signing Contracts with Sports Betting Companies, a Bad Idea Spreading

"Aggressive expansion includes advertising on scoreboards, on academic buildings, and in campus emails."
by Future U/ March 4, 2023/ Articles, Higher Ed, Society, Video/
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