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Monthly Archive: November 2019

PERSPECTIVES: Is Higher Ed Spending Too Much On Administration?

The issue is explored in “How Much Is Too Much?” This report was issued recently by The American Council of …
by Future U/ July 31, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are Republicans Right About The Impact Of Colleges On The U.S.?

A majority of Republicans surveyed recently believe that colleges & universities have a negative impact on the nation. Do they? …
by Future U/ July 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa State Hopes To Ink Deal With Charles Kock Foundation

The beneficiary would be the ISU economics department. Controversy surrounds the matter. Read more from The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
by Future U/ July 29, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is AAUP Losing Its Bite?

From The Chronicle: “The AAUP maintains a list of college administrations that it has censured to pressure them (and higher …
by Future U/ July 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Nearly 10% Decline In Number Of U.S. Colleges & Universities Since 2012

Drop is mostly in the for-profit higher ed sector. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.
by Future U/ July 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Tuition Increases … Well … Aren’t

Whether by individual or collective action colleges and universities seem to have reversed tuition increases. Read more from The Wall …
by Future U/ July 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Expanding The Definition of “Predatory College”

They are only for-profit tech schools, right? But if you apply criteria used commony to identify predatory programs (cost and …
by Future U/ July 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Point-Counterpoint — Contemporary Relevance Of ‘Neoliberalism’

Jonathan Chait as published in The New Yorker. Mike Konczal as published in Vox.
by Future U/ July 24, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Recapturing The Public University, A Manifesto

“An alternative (to today’s administered university) is a public university, more akin to a socially-engaged knowledge commons than to a corporation.” …
by Future U/ July 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Education Should Deliver Us From Racism And Trumpism. Does It?

This provocative essay, written by Prof. Emeritus Walter Moss, was published recently in LA Progressive.
by Future U/ July 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Being An “A” Student In High School Means … ?

Nearly 50% of graduates have an A average–up 10% from the late ’90’s. But while GPA is up, SAT performance …
by Future U/ July 21, 2017/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Loan Program For HBCU’s More Burdensome Than Helpful

WSJ reports that many HBCU’s struggle to pay back Federal loans.
by Future U/ July 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Research Shows Limitations Of Voc Ed Vis-a-Vis College Ed

“Early employment gains…may lead to later problems…as workers lack the ability to adjust to a changed economic environment.” Stanford prof, …
by Future U/ July 19, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Simple Fix Would Yield More College Grads From Limited-Resource Families

Administer SAT/ACT to students free of charge. “A child born into a high-income family is 6 times as likely to …
by Future U/ July 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: That Weak Expression Called “Academic Governance”

“Senate meetings don’t really engage faculty members in a lot of deliberation for action.” Read more from The Chronicle of Higher …
by Future U/ July 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
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