Monthly Archive: February 2022

PERSPECTIVES: Black Lives Matter on Campus

Here’s an excellent article written by Olivia Davis, an undergraduate student at Occidental College (Los Angeles).

by Future U/ November 16, 2015/ Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another College Administrator Resigns — Racial/Ethnic Insensitivity

Students are protesting; administrators are resigning. Read a narrative from a CA college. Unbelievable email response yields a resignation.

by Future U/ November 15, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

How Should Public Universities Be Governed?

Read Terry Link’s commentary on a very important question, the question of institutional governance in public higher education. Terry presented …

by Future U/ November 14, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

ARTICLE: “The Fall of Neoliberalism”

Provocative article. Read it here.

by Future U/ November 13, 2015/ Articles, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Mizzou President

by Future U/ November 13, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Outgoing Education Secretary Sees Challenges for Higher Ed

Arne Duncan comments in a recent article, published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 12, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Protests about Racial Discrimination

Campus protests regarding racial discrimination are taking place across the U.S. Read a news account here.

by Future U/ November 12, 2015/ News Briefs, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: U. of Colorado Returns Large Gift to Coca-Cola. Read Why.

Why? Buying higher education to support partisan positions. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 10, 2015/ Articles, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: Racial Tensions Nothing New at Mizzou

The sad story, historically, at the state’s flagship institution. Recent actions are related to a history of issues. Story courtesy …

by Future U/ November 10, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dialogue About Race at Yale

At Yale the national conversation about race has become a campus wide topic of discussion.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: A Private Presidential Search at a Public University

Read about the intolerable situation at Eastern Michigan University.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: University Boards, High Expectations, Major Challenges

Here’s a recent article from The New York Times about contemporary challenges facing university trustees and governing boards.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time for Serious Discussion about Football and Higher Education

Here’s a provocative and timely article–from Trustee Magazine, published by the Association of Governing Boards–about the higher ed-football connection. The author …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Reveals the Plight of Part-time and Adjunct Faculty

The PIs conducted interviews with faculty and present results at a recent academic conference. Read a summary published in The Chronicle.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Racial Challenges and Student Organizing at Missouri-Columbia

African-American football players have stepped up in response to a series of racially-related incidents on campus. They are asking the …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed, Society/