September 2017 - Future U

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PERSPECTIVES: What The Republican Tax Plan Means For Higher Education

Read this analysis from Forbes.

by Future U/ September 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Exposing The Plight of Adjunct Faculty

What does this say about higher education as a social institution? From The Guardian.

by Future U/ September 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Academic Freedom,” What Does It Mean?

Professor David Moshman explains in this article from The 28AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom.

by Future U/ September 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: FBI Investigation Of College Basketball Yields Corruption Charges

Basketball coaches at four schools have been identified in an investigation that may spread to other schools. Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Tuition Discounting, Real Solution Or Gimmick?

Former Cal-Berkeley chancellor, Frank Wu, thinks it’s the latter. Read more from Inside Education.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Why Fraternities Are An Ongoing Problem

John Hechinger explains why. Read more from The New York Times.

by Future U/ September 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Conservatives Aren’t Keen On Higher Education

Professor Steve Hochstadt explains why at LA Progressive.

by Future U/ September 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Needed, “Flagship Universities With A Heart”

Alex Usher says it means that flagship state universities should “teach top undergraduate students, provide top-level professional ed, and be committed to civic …

by Future U/ September 23, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Harry Boyte On Land Grants And The Future of Democracy

It’s Boyte’s Founders Day speech, Oregon State University, September 18, 2017.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Derek Bok On The Downside Of The ‘Graduation Rate’ Metric

“Increasing graduation rates/levels of educational attainment will accomplish little if students do not learn something of lasting value,” writes Bok. …

by Future U/ September 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Has Failed Its Most Important Test

Higher education is not “the great socioeconomic leveler.” Read more in this Editorial Opinion from The New York Times. Then, do …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Is Higher Ed Lower?

Here’s one solution to an old problem. From Inside Higher Education.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Are Public Flagship Universities For The Rich?

Case in point is the UVA. From The New York Times: “About 9% of students come from families earning at …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: UNC Puts Limits On Its Civil Rights Center

Withdrawn is the Center’s power to sue. Read more from Law.Com.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Douthat On Campus Culture, Sexual Assault, And Higher Ed’s Response

Worth a read, even if you don’t buy the argument (and we suspect many colleagues won’t).

by Future U/ September 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/