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Monthly Archive: January 2023

NEWS BRIEFS: Records Show Big Increase in Higher Ed Funding By Koch Brothers

According to tax records foundations led by C. & F. Koch gave $23+ million in ’14—up from $12+ million in ’12.   “Grants almost always …
by Future U/ January 31, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Give Native Americans Smallpox-Infested Blankets”

“Lord Jeff,” for Lord Jeffery Amherst, is no longer the mascot at Amherst College…and for good reasons. Read more here.  
by Future U/ January 31, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS ARTICLES: Athletic Philanthropy Yields $1 Billion+ Last Year

The athletic “have’s” need donors. The athletic “have not’s” need subsidies. Combined total last year: $4 billion+.
by Future U/ January 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS ARTICLES: When Does Tenure Matter?

The case of Lake Superior State University is worth following. Read more here.
by Future U/ January 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: This Research, That Research–There’s a Difference

Read a provocative report, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, on why some research matter more to universities than …
by Future U/ January 26, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Let’s Talk About An Issue We Rarely Discuss

Carol Hay of UMass, Lowell, takes on a subject that, well…. Read more here.
by Future U/ January 26, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Making a Business Out of Syllabi

What happens in the classroom, stays in the…no…goes public. Read more.
by Future U/ January 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Applying to College, Commentary by a High School Senior

Essays. Essays. And more essays. Read more here.
by Future U/ January 25, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Should College Be Free?

Read different perspectives on a timely subject. From a Forum, The New York Times.
by Future U/ January 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U of Oregon Scales Back on Branding Campaign

“The original campaign was inane and insulting,” Bill Harbaugh, economics prof & president-elect, U of O’s University Senate. Read more.
by Future U/ January 20, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: SCOTUS and Affirmative Action

Here’s analysis from The New York Times on prospects regarding a SCOTUS ruling on Affirmative Action.
by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

CONFERENCE: “Beyond Sound Bites,” Leadership, Diversity, and Dialogue

Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, March 18-20, University of Tampa  
by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: USC Dean Offers Strategies to Rejuvenate Public Broadcasting

Public broadcasting has an important role in today’s highly corporatized media environment. Dean Ernest Wilson says how (video and text).
by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: University President Comments on Campus “Safe Spaces”

Morton Schapiro, president of Northwestern University, speaks persuasively about why campuses “safe spaces” are important.
by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: NYC To Pay Greater Share of CUNY Costs

So says Gov. Cuomo in his just-unveiled state budget proposal. Read more here. “Shifting one-third of the cost of CUNY …
by Future U/ January 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
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