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PERSPECTIVES: Without Hard Data, Skepticism Abounds Regarding Potential Academic Cuts at UNC Greensboro

UNCG prof Mark Elliott: “The rubric changed six times in the first day; we kept on seeing it change.”
by Future U/ December 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Who Owns the University? (Boards Do)

"'The Autocratic Academy' disabuses faculty members of self-delusions that they have power in the existing arrangements."
by Future U/ December 25, 2023/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Stats Show Enrollment Turnaround at Michigan’s Public Universities

"9 of 15 state schools enrolled more frosh in 2022. Over the past decade, undergrad enrollment is +19% at UM, …
by Future U/ December 22, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: New McCarthyism on Campus?

"Universities can choose not to give law enforcement license to use criminals statute to punish campus speech."
by Future U/ December 21, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Enrollment Down with Male Declines Leading the Way

"The widening of the gender gap in college enrollment is most apparent among White high school graduates."
by Future U/ December 20, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Oklahoma Not the Place to Be When It Comes to DEI

OK Governor Kevin Stitt said during a news conference: state’s colleges should focus solely on preparing students for the workforce.
by Future U/ December 16, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Shocking Presidential Pick at Youngstown State

"While some take issue with Johnson’s public record, the deeper concern for the faculty union is the process used by …
by Future U/ December 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: When the Guy Thinks He’s the Smartest Person in the Room … But Isn’t

Prof John Goldwasser: "If you had failed (in getting additional funding from the Legislature), then you should have resigned."
by Future U/ December 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Believing Anti-Semitism is Fostered on Campus, U.S. House Committee Calls University Presidents to Washington

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC): “Today, you will have a chance to atone for vitriolic, hate-filled antisemitism on your campuses."
by Future U/ December 5, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FUTUREU FORUM, VIDEO AND PODCAST: Protecting/Advancing the Liberal Arts with Professor Christopher A. Snyder

The video and audio-only versions from November 29, 2023, are available here.
by Future U/ November 27, 2023/ Audio, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Video/

FUTUREU FORUM: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, Professor Christopher A. Snyder on “The Principles of a Liberal Arts Education”

November 24, Noon, Eastern & 11 a.m. Central Time
by Future U/ November 22, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Five Faces, Five Legacies: Impact of Faculty Position Cuts at West Virginia University

"Faculty cutbacks save the university cash, but cost the state in deeper ways."
by Future U/ November 10, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: Why the Humanities Are No Longer a Higher Education Centerpiece

"The humanities once mattered. Better to be the subject of political debate than to be marginalized or dismissed as irrelevant." …
by Future U/ November 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Same Old Tune as SUNY Potsdam Cuts Are Predominantly Humanities Programs

"SUNY Potsdam will lay off faculty in conjunction with the consolidation, but has not disclosed how many."
by Future U/ November 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: A Corporate-Style Approach to Selecting College/University Presidents

Two institutions–Purdue last year and Nova Southeastern this year–tabbed new presidents via a corporate-style promote-from-within approach. Proponents argue that the …
by Future U/ November 6, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/
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