June 2017 – Future U

Monthly Archive: May 2017

NEWS BRIEFS: Study Estimates Thousands of College Students Are Homeless Or Precariously Housed

Study was conducted by a team headed by Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University. 27.

by Future U/ June 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Helping College Students Cope With Failure

Private colleges and universities invest significantly in undergrad students. Here’s one area of investment: helping highly successful students cope with …

by Future U/ June 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Schools Grapple With Diverse Viewpoints On Campus

“The best education we can provide…is for students to hear diverse points of view–even if they feel uncomfortable,” Provost David …

by Future U/ June 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Heterodox Academy Releases Collegiate Rankings On Exposure To Diversity of Viewpoints

The system evaluates campus climate regarding tolerance for free speech. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 24, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Malcolm Gladwell Takes On Philanthropy That Swells Billion-Dollar University Endowments

Gladwell tweeted (6/15): “If billionaires don’t step up, Harvard will soon be down to its last $30 billion.” Gladwell elaborates in …

by Future U/ June 23, 2017/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Well-Endowed Private Universities Aren’t Private

Tax exemptions and tax deductions are the reason. Read more in this research report from Nexus Research and Policy Center.

by Future U/ June 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: On Truthiness, Post-Truth, And How We Get To Know

“Analytic evaluations are cognitive taxing…intuitive evaluations are less taxing,” Lynn Vavreck, UCLA. Beware of what’s called social consensus. Read more

by Future U/ June 21, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Purge At EPA Continues

Perviously appointed scientists are out as science advisors. Says former Michigan St. appointee, Robert Richardson, “This gives me a great …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Activists Don’t Always Get What They Need From Academics

Academics are being pushed to write research papers. Activists (and the public) benefit from academics who are public intellectuals. Read …

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

PERSPECTIVES: WSJ College Rankings Focus On How Well Schools Blend Research Productivity-Student Engagement

A few technically-focused institutions and several elite liberal arts schools top the list. Many elite private universities and most large …

by Future U/ June 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University Of Michigan Announces Free Tuition Program For Qualifying State Residents

The Go Blue Guarantee will provide 4 years of free tuition for in-state residents. To qualify students/their families must earn …

by Future U/ June 17, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Choice Making At Columbia and Yale

Nelson Lichtensteinm, Distinguished Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara, analyzes longstanding efforts at two universities to resist graduate employees’ efforts …

by Future U/ June 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/