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Monthly Archive: December 2020

PERSPECTIVES: “On College,” Voices Of First-Generation Students

Thoughtful, informative, compelling…. Read more here.
by Future U/ May 31, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Budget Cuts Hit Eastern And Central Michigan Universities

There will be staff impacts. Read more from The Detroit Free Press.
by Future U/ May 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Colleges Spend Too Much $$$ Competing With Each Other — Cut Costs Instead

It’s a sad commentary about what’s supposed to be a social institution serving the public good. Read more from The …
by Future U/ May 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges … Involve Students In Addressing Campus Issues

Taking responsibility — individually and collectively — is a pathway to personal responsibility and citizenship. In college call it “student …
by Future U/ May 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The American Dream And America’s Colleges And Universities

Here’s the 3rd annual report on college access published by the NYT’s. It looks at the number of lower- and …
by Future U/ May 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Women Bear Brunt Of College Debt

Two-thirds of the $1.3 trillion dollars in outstanding college loans nationally are borne by women. Read more.
by Future U/ May 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College President Says Competition Over College Admissions Is “Cutthroat, That I’ve Never Seen Before”

That competition, with behaviors that often push against longstanding practices, is especially keen among liberal arts colleges. Learn more here.
by Future U/ May 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Don’t Pick Commencement Speakers And Claim “Academic Freedom”

It’s a bogus connection, well explained by Jemar Tisby. Read why.
by Future U/ May 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Campus Turmoil Can Affect Undergraduate Enrollment

The case in point is University of Missouri, Columbia. Read more in this feature article from The Chronicle of Higher …
by Future U/ May 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Collegiate Dilemma, Maintaining Program Quality While Increasing Grad Rates

It’s more easily said than done, especially when state legislators are putting pressure on public schools to increase graduation rates. …
by Future U/ May 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Higher Education Can Learn From a Big Box Retailer

What is it? Discounting doesn’t always lead to the outcome you seek. Read more from The Washington Post.
by Future U/ May 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trump-DeVos Education Platform Takes “Public” Out Of Public Education

The draft platform–if enacted as national policy–will change the landscape of K-16 public education. Read details at The Washington Post.
by Future U/ May 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Cost Of College Tuition, Like Airline Seats, Varies

Learn more about “the discount rate,” which is a really important matter for balancing the books at private colleges and …
by Future U/ May 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Pick A College Major

Data show that many of the seemingly least attractive majors (from an immediate ROI perspective)–like social work and education–may pay …
by Future U/ May 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fed Legislators Push New College Accountability Bill

In a bipartisan effort, legislators want to publish student outcomes data for America’s colleges and universities. Read more from The …
by Future U/ May 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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