December 2016 - Future U

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PERSPECTIVES: Value of the Liberal Arts In The Age of Trump

“To lead in a pluralistic, free society, graduates need deeply rooted humane instincts: compassion, intellectual curiosity, self-awareness, integrity, and moral …

by Future U/ December 31, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Pros and Cons of Corporate Funding of Science

Ag science is a focus of this investigation. Finding: there are challenges working within and working outside corporate agriculture. Read …

by Future U/ December 30, 2016/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Congress Change Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines?

Freedom Caucus chairperson, Mark Meadows, and the American Association of Universities say yes. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 29, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Columbia University Protests Grad Student Union Vote

“CU said that tactics, like voter coercion, may have tipped the balance. The National Labor Relations Board should invalidate the …

by Future U/ December 28, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Foreign Student Enrollments Increase Significantly at America’s Elite Colleges

What’s the issue? At Ivy League schools over a ten-year period (2004-14) the freshman class grew 5%, incoming foreign students rose …

by Future U/ December 27, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: One Way To Jump-Start Saving for College

Read about a pilot program in NYC designed to stimulate college savings. The story is from The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 26, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academics Analyze America’s Food System

No whipped cream?! Read critiques of America’s food system by Danny Block (Chicago St.) and Phil Howard (Mich St.) .

by Future U/ December 25, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Rethinking Solutions To College Debt

“Debt distress is disproportionately concentrated in certain segments of the market, including professional schools and for-profit four-year colleges.” Read this …

by Future U/ December 24, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Malcolm Kerr’s Legacy

Dr. Kerr, a distinguished academic, was assassinated in Beirut. His legacy lives on. Read more in this feature story from The …

by Future U/ December 23, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Allegations Emerge in Nassar Case, Mich St. Sued

“A former Michigan State softball player sued the university and former MSU doctor Larry Nassar, alleging she was sexually abused …

by Future U/ December 22, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Investigative Report On Handling Sexual Assault Claims: Focus on Michigan State

Investigative report published in The Lansing State Journal. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 21, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Poor, At An Elite College, Home For The Holidays

Here’s one story about what it’s like. Written by a student, published in The Washington Post. Read it here.

by Future U/ December 20, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers, Like Georgetown, Confronts Its Slavery-Related Past

NEWS BRIEFS: Columbia U Grad Students Vote To Unionize

NEWS BRIEFS: Princeton Suspends Team’s Season for Circulating Misogynistic And Racist Materials

It’s the second Ivy League school (Harvard, the other) to take action against misguided athletes: men’s soccer at Harvard, men’s …

by Future U/ December 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/