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Colleges and Universities Should Take Their Civic and Social Purposes Seriously
Narrative Analysis: Glittering Generalities
Austin Sarat On July 6, the New York Times published an editorial entitled “A Great University Undermines Its Mission.” I turned to it eagerly, expecting to see a stirring defense of what I call the civic and purposes of higher education. Instead, the editorial highlighted the uproar among faculty at the University of California over []
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Universities | The Guardian
· Jun 23, 2026
A more integrated education system would benefit all | Letters
Prof Dave Phoenix says government policy should not focus on who can be excluded from higher educationThe debate about minimum entry requirements for university risks asking the wrong question (Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans, 17 June).At a time of persistent skills shortages and productivity challenges, policy should focus not on who can be excluded from higher education, but on how more people can develop the higher-level skills the country needs through a more integrated education system. Continue reading...
Inside Higher Ed
· Jul 8, 2026
Academic Civics: What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen of Your University?
Academic Civics: What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen of Your University? Elizabeth Redden Wed, 07/08/2026 - 03:00 AM To safeguard the future of the American university, we need to reconnect with our institutions, and one another. Byline(s) Adam T. Smith
MyJoyOnline
· Jun 22, 2026
NCPTA’s Deafening Silence: How parental failure, moral decay and social media excesses are turning Ghana’s schools into theatres of indiscipline
Education has always been regarded as society’s most powerful instrument for transmitting values, culture, discipline, and responsible citizenship from one generation to another. Schools are not merely centres for academic instruction; they are institutions deliberately designed to shape character, instil moral responsibility, and prepare young people for productive adulthood. The partnership between parents, schools, and []
Off The Press
· Jul 2, 2026
GOP lawmakers move to scrap federal rule critics say unfairly targets career schools
Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to repeal a federal rule skewing higher education funding. Currently, career and technical schools are being singled out while traditional public and nonprofit colleges and universities are exempt. “Washington should not pick winners and losers in higher education,” Harris told the Daily Signal. “Career schools []...Click to read more
Minding the Campus
· Jul 7, 2026
Restoring Academia Requires an Unlikely Alliance
Universities in the West today would be tragically unrecognizable to their medieval and early modern founders. Pursuits of truth, knowledge, scientific facts, inquiry and critical scrutiny, shared purposes of higher education rooted in both classical and modern practices, are overshadowed by the cancerous spread of subjective postmodernism. Cancel culture and self-censorship have neutralized institutional neutrality. [] The post Restoring Academia Requires an Unlikely Alliance appeared first on Minding The Campus.
Washington Examiner
· Jun 30, 2026
How higher education has evolved in a global economy
I previously discussed how universities operate and the institutional forces reshaping modern higher education: the business imperatives, the admissions realities, the tenure system, the research incentives, and the funding relationships that quietly influence the academic environment. Now I ask the more important question: Given all of that, what does a university education actually deliver that []
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Related coverage for "Colleges and Universities Should Take Their Civic and Social Purposes Seriously": Universities | The Guardian — A more integrated education system would benefit all | Letters. Inside Higher Ed — Academic Civics: What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen of Your University?. MyJoyOnline — NCPTA’s Deafening Silence: How parental failure, moral decay and social media excesses are turning Ghana’s schools into theatres of indiscipline. Off The Press — GOP lawmakers move to scrap federal rule critics say unfairly targets career schools. Minding the Campus — Restoring Academia Requires an Unlikely Alliance. Washington Examiner — How higher education has evolved in a global economy