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Monthly Archive: January 2023

PERSPECTIVES: Gravy Train of College Sports Expands and Expands

Those in the sports personnel infrastructure benefit handsomely from major college sports. Read details in The Washington Post. Supporting the …
by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: It Costs to Look Good In College Athletics

Here is USA Today’s feature on the high cost of facilities development. Over 60% of WMU athletics is subsidized, but …
by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Connections — Alcohol, Football, and Campus Sexual Assaults

Perhaps not-so-surprising data on how assaults increase on college football weekends.
by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Graduate Education, The Master’s Degree, and International Students

The numbers may surprise you: large demand, low admissions rate. Read details here.
by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Universities Compete to Launch Programs to Address Urban Poverty

Just Kidding. But competing with each other to launch entrepreneurial programs is no joke.
by Future U/ December 29, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Who’ll Win The College Playoff? Oh, It’s Not About Football

Welcome to the never-ending saga of “your money we want.”
by Future U/ December 28, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Brookings Institution Offers A College Comparison System

The Brookings system is based on what it calls “value-added.” It’s the difference between mid-year salary and what a graduate of …
by Future U/ December 27, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher HS Grad Rates, Lower Proficiency Levels

The good news is that a higher percentage of students are graduating from America’s high schools, especially those located in limited-resource …
by Future U/ December 27, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Rich-Poor Divide in Today’s Higher Education

It has always been a problem and it’s still a problem. When does a right become a luxury? Read more here.
by Future U/ December 23, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Athletics in Black and White

At major colleges a Black male is 13x more likely than a White male to be on football & basketball scholarship. …
by Future U/ December 23, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The “Gilded” College Presidency

How much is too much? NYU is one answer.
by Future U/ December 22, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges Need To Do A Better Job Addressing Campus Suicides

Marney White of Yale U. recommends initiating mandatory mental health screenings.
by Future U/ December 22, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In 2014, 48 Universities Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars — On Athletic Facilities

The Washington Post series on collegiate sports’ arms race focuses on $ for athletic facilities.
by Future U/ December 22, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Commentary on a Faculty Experience

“It’s not for everybody.” “It’s not what it used to be.” “It’s ….” You fill in the blank. Here’s one …
by Future U/ December 20, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed is “A House Divided,” Will Says. To “Un-divide” Be Like Purdue

Thumbs up for science … thumbs down for the humanities and social sciences. It’s tasty dish for higher education, and it’s just …
by Future U/ December 20, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/
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