February 2017 – Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Upside-Down World–Jerry Falwell, Jr. To Chair A National Higher Ed Task Force??

What? Why? Senate Democrats are asking. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ February 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Published on Feb 11, 2017 This episode covers the changing administration of the university as it responds to competition and …

by Future U/ February 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, Society, Video/

Here’s a fascinating interview published from Dissent.

by Future U/ February 25, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

Backlash was expected. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The business of student engagement at The Pentagon. Read more here from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ February 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Funding cuts for public higher ed would loom if balance isn’t achieved. Read more from The Des Moines Register.

by Future U/ February 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Selingo: “Access to higher education for students at all income levels, a prevailing policy since the signing of the Higher …

by Future U/ February 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Trump’s proclamation* is reminiscent of what Nixon said to Kissinger in ’72. Nixon also said, “Professors are the enemy.” Listen …

by Future U/ February 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“University presidents used to be part of the national dialogue.” Today? Not so much. But this president inserted herself in …

by Future U/ February 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

It’s like staying at a 4-star hotel. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From a 2/10/17 presentation at Mich. St. sponsored by FutureU (Neoliberalism in Higher Education group).

by Future U/ February 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Read a compelling report published recently by Demos entitled, “The Asset Value of Whiteness.” Read more below. Asset Value of …

by Future U/ February 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Kevin Birmingham speaks out about higher education’s low-ball treatment of its adjunct faculty. From The Chronicle.

by Future U/ February 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The unfolding situation at Michigan State University is a case in point. Read more in this editorial stance by The …

by Future U/ February 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Alison Abbott writing recently in Nature. Read her article here.

by Future U/ February 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/