campus protests Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Protests Continue at University of Michigan

“Anger from faculty members, staff, and students toward the Michigan administration had been brewing for months, but in early September, …

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

PERSPECTIVES: New Book Puts Campus Protests in Perspective

“Campus Uprisings demonstrates the power and value of principled nonviolent activism to provoke change and provides thoughtful strategies to help …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Pissed Off Spartans Establish New Organization, ‘Pissed Off MSU’

“Pissed Off MSU hopes to build a grassroots movement against university fallouts and cover-ups, said Duncan Tarr, an alumnus who …

by Future U/ September 26, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: How An Extension Director Helped Address A University’s Undergraduate Enrollment Dip

The Chronicle’s Sarah Brown investigated the negative post-protest scenario at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She discovered Marshall Stewart’s role in helping …

by Future U/ June 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How Campus Turmoil Can Affect Undergraduate Enrollment

The case in point is University of Missouri, Columbia. Read more in this feature article from The Chronicle of Higher …

by Future U/ May 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Do College Protests Go Too Far?

Is Bethune-Cookman an example? Read this commentary published recently in USAToday.

by Future U/ May 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: I Was Injured During A Campus Protest

She disagreed with a controversial speaker, but agreed to moderate a campus forum. Allison Stanger writes about what happened next.

by Future U/ March 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Shifting Actions Toward US Flag At Hampshire College Yield Diverse Responses

Post-election, the flag on the main flagpole was lowered to half-staff, burned, and later removed altogether–with considerable response, on-campus and -off. …

by Future U/ December 3, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Protests Yield Limited Results

Too little, quite limited…. That’s the outcome of a USA Today analysis of what has happened at nearly 20 schools in …

by Future U/ February 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/