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PERSPECTIVES: Incredible Life Of An Engaged College President

John R. Coleman, once president of Haverford College, was an engaged scholar and administrator, including (among other things) organizing college presidents against the …

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Administrative Growth In Higher Education

Parkinson’s Law. Read about the Law’s application to higher education.

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Donor Conditions Bring Controversy At Wayne State

Michael and Marian Ilitch (Little Caesar’s Pizza) will give $40 million to the university’s business college. But do the conditions …

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Issued on Tuition Costs at Michigan’s Public Universities

The Michigan League for Public Policy compared tuition costs of a four-year education (tuition) at Michigan’s public universities for students in the …

by Future U/ September 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Dark Money,” the Koch Brothers, and America’s Universities

Read Connor Gibson’s essay (from Academe.blog), a review of Jane Mayer’s book, “Dark Money.” Read it here: “UnKoch My Campus“

by Future U/ September 7, 2016/ Articles, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Prof Emeritus Norm Pollack on American Exceptionalism

Read Norm’s recent essay here.

by Future U/ September 6, 2016/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Silicon Valley Becomes Attractive Option for Academic Economists

Plenty of opportunities out West…. Read more.

by Future U/ September 5, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Athletes Can Be Paid … In The Olympics

Jim Thorpe was stripped of an Olympic Gold in 1913 because he played minor league baseball. Wonder what he would …

by Future U/ September 4, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Parents Say To Their Kids: “Don’t Major In History!”

Thoughtful article by Stephen Pearlstein from The Washington Post. Read it here.

by Future U/ September 3, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Interview With Producer & Director of “Starving the Beast,” A New Film on Public Universities

The interview was published in The Washington Post. Read more here. Watch trailer here.

by Future U/ September 2, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgetown Offers Preferential Admission to Slave Descendants

Action follows deliberation of a university committee. Read more here. Just as importantly…. “Two buildings are being renamed, which originally paid tribute …

by Future U/ September 1, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

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