Brendan Cantwell

Nov 13, 2024 | educacion.nexos.com.mx | Brendan Cantwell

Ahora que pasaron las elecciones presidenciales en Estados Unidos y que sabemos quién es el ganador, conviene revisar las propuestas de Trump en materia de educación superior. Son, en buena medida, un ejemplo de lo que se espera para la agenda educativa en su conjunto. Hace una semana publiqué un artículo sobre cómo el futuro gobierno de Trump podría destruir la educación superior de Estados Unidos como la conocemos.

Nov 13, 2024 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan Cantwell

UNITED STATES The election of Donald Trump inserts uncertainty into higher education in the United States. Trump, a Republican, will assume a second term as president in January 2025 after a four-year interlude by Democratic President Joe Biden. On the World of Higher Education podcast, and in the Chronicle of Higher Education, I argue that Trump’s second term could bring a right-wing culture war to US higher education while making it easier to extract private profits from the sector.

Oct 31, 2024 | chronicle.com | Brendan Cantwell

As the presidential election nears the finish line, the contest is a toss-up. If former President Donald J. Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance win, they could use the federal government to remake higher education as we know it. Trump’s first term did not result in profound changes for higher ed, but red states have since enacted laws to dismantle DEI efforts. This might lead you to believe such action would continue to be confined to statehouses. That’s wishful thinking.

Aug 23, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Barrett J. Taylor |Brendan Cantwell

Although universities are often characterised as ‘elite’, institutions can attain status in multiple dimensions—reputation, research, money and selectivity. We studied 21st century public universities in the United States, using latent profile analysis to identify which universities followed each path to status. Most universities pursued none, and very few pursued all four. Membership in the four groups was stable over time, indicating limited mobility.

Jan 24, 2024 | chronicle.com | Brendan Cantwell

The battle over what role higher education should play in America is intensifying and the political right is winning. Race-conscious admissions have been banned by the Supreme Court, red-state financial support for public universities is crumbling, and attacks on academe as elitist, identity-obsessed, and radically leftist are galvanizing voters in states like Florida, Texas, and Indiana.