Ben Sasse

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  5/15/2023
  

  "Call" and "Meeting" are the Big Blocks on Ben Sasse's Schedule as U of Florida President

  Many students and faculty are questioning where the University of Florida's high-profile new president stands on the changes pushed on higher education in the state. His public calendar won't offer too many clues. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  4/24/2023
  

  Florida's College Presidents Should Speak Up or Quit

  by Robert Birnbaum

  A former top executive at a public university says that few circumstances justify college presidents breaking silence on public policy. One is when politicians interfere with the work of professionals when it comes to the content of research and teaching. If Florida's public college presidents can't speak out, they should resign. 

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  4/6/2023
  

  The Inexcusable Silence of Florida's College Presidents

  by Brian Rosenberg

  Florida's public college presidents have made it clear that they intend to keep out of sight as the governor attacks the independence of the state's higher education system, even as the very idea of the universities they run is being undermined. 

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  10/27/2022
  

  U of Florida Faculty Senate Votes No Confidence in Process that Selected Sen. Sasse as President

  The vote of the representative body was 67-15. A faculty member of the search committee addressed the senate and denied any pressure to name Sasse. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  10/11/2022
  

  Sasse Visit to U of Florida Dogged by Protests

  Sasse was cagey about his thoughts on legislation like Florida's "Stop WOKE" act and suggested he would be vigilant against "indoctrination" in the classroom. Faculty questioned his commitment to tenure and student protesters decried what they saw as a partisan political appointment. 

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  10/7/2022
  

  Higher Ed Reacts to Ben Sasse's U of Florida Presidential Prospects

  Supporters have praised Sasse's vision for transforming higher education institutions, while detractors have questioned whether he is interested in resisting or enabling the politicization of Florida's universities and whether he's familiar enough with high-level research universities.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  5/31/2022
  

  Senator (and History PhD) Ben Sasse: How to Fix Higher Education

  The Senator says that large-scale student debt relief would leave in place the dysfunctional features of higher education. Find out what he, presumably in a position to do something, thinks would work better.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/12/2020
  

  Sen. Sasse Gives an "Eighth-Grade Civics Lesson" at Supreme Court Hearing. It Got Panned

  by Valerie Strauss

  The Nebraska Senator, who holds a PhD in US history, spoke of governing norms above politics and got harsh criticism online. 

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• 9/10/2020
  

  Senator Ben Sasse Advocates Ending Direct Election of US Senators

  The Nebraska Republican, who has a PhD in US History from Yale, argued in the Wall Street Journal that the Senate would be made more functional by repealing the 17th Amendment and returning the selection of Senators to the state legislatures. 

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• SOURCE: The Daily Beast
  10-16-18
  

  Republican Sen. Ben Sasse Roasts Sean Hannity in New Book

  In a new book, the Nebraska lawmaker—known for his unease with Trump-era conservative rhetoric—donned his media hat and went after right-wing media's biggest star.

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  9-8-18
  

  GOP senator – and historian – Ben Sasse, says he 'regularly' considers leaving Republican Party

  He only partly blames his unease with the GOP on Trump.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  7-9-18
  

  Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse (and historian) tempts Trump’s wrath by refusing to bow

  The Republican senator and persistent Trump critic stokes speculation about his intentions with a soon-to-publish book and new nonprofit.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  6-18-18
  

  US Senator (and historian) Ben Sasse has denounced the policy of separating children from parents at the border

  by Jennifer Rubin

  But a conservative columnist says he keeps failing to take action.

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• SOURCE: Lincoln Journal Star
  3-22-18
  

  Historian (and US Senator) Ben Sasse writing book on polarization

  It's going to be titled "Them," with a subtitle of "Why We Hate Each Other and How to Heal."

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• SOURCE: NYT
  7-28-17
  

  Nebraska Senator (and Historian) Ben Sasse Authors Book

  by Ben Sasse

  The book: “The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis — and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance.”

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• SOURCE: Slate
  7-13-17
  

  He’s got a PhD in history from Yale & is a US senator

  Slate says Ben Sasse is not using his big brain.