April 2017 – Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Treatise On ‘American Authoritarianism”

Read Henry A. Giroux’s essay, published recently in TruthDig and reprinted in LA Progressive.

by Future U/ April 30, 2017/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

More than 100 women have filed criminal complaints accusing Dr. Nassar of assaulting them. Read a new investigative report from …

by Future U/ April 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

In 1947 Hannah Arendt wrote: “People who can no longer believe anything…are deprived not only of the capacity to act, …

by Future U/ April 28, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative prepares underprivileged kids for higher education. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Achille Mbembe says yes. Read his provocative essay, published recently in The Mail and Guardian.

by Future U/ April 26, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Presentation made by Terry Link, faculty emeritus, Michigan State University.

by Future U/ April 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Presentation by Dr. Amy Jamison, Michigan State University

by Future U/ April 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Here’s a must-read review article, written by Frank J. Whittington and published in The Gerontologist (2012).

by Future U/ April 23, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

It’s no surprise to anybody familiar with higher education’s evolution. Here’s the story (from The Chronicle) and full report (from …

by Future U/ April 22, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Here’s why and what can be done about it. Read the disturbing commentary here.

by Future U/ April 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Pesky data get in the way of beliefs. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

While many parents and students don’t pay full price, many believe they will. Here’s a real-price calculator.

by Future U/ April 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Catherine Rampell believes it’s true. Read her provocative essay from The Washington Post.

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

“It’s a wake-up call…. There’s a renewed sense of urgency and activism….,” Estela Bensimon, Univ. of So. Cal. Read more …

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

What’s the connection? Make a prediction and then compare your take to actual data. It’s from The New York Times.

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