politics in higher education Archives

politics in higher education Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: WI Republicans Slam UW-Madison Chancellor Appointment

Mnookin was criticized "for her support for CRT and vaccine mandates and meeting with President Biden’s son Hunter Biden."

by Future U/ May 20, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Say It Isn’t So! Sonny Perdue as Chancellor, Georgia Public Higher Ed System?

Protests mount. “Sonny Perdue might be the least distinguished, least prepared potential university leader I’ve seen in my life,’ says …

by Future U/ May 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Audit Finds Connections Can Trump Admissions Qualifications at U. of California

LA Times: “The University of California allowed “inappropriate factors” to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 students who …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Koch Foundation Gave $49 Million To Higher Ed In 2016 (Associated Press)

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tennessee Passes Campus Free Speech Bill

It’s the most comprehensive campus free speech legislation enacted by a state legislature. Read more from the Foundation for Individual …

by Future U/ May 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Right-Wing Group Finances Conservative Candidates In Student-Government Campaigns

Read about Turning Point USA in this investigative report from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa Legislator Wants Faculty Balance In Political Party Affiliation…Or Else

Funding cuts for public higher ed would loom if balance isn’t achieved. Read more from The Des Moines Register.

by Future U/ February 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/