Monthly Archive: January 2020

NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Chief Says Major Reforms Needed In College Sports

The NCAA president spoke at a meeting of The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 31, 2017/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: North Dakota Prof Quits After School Says No To Seminars

UND journalism prof, Mark Trahant, resigned after being told he couldn’t include protest topics in a seminar series on the …

by Future U/ October 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism And Polarized America

Professor Rubén Martinez elaborates.

by Future U/ October 29, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Will Tenure End At U. Of Arkansas?

Tenure debate is underway. Read more from The Arkansas Times.

by Future U/ October 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trendline Of Adjuncts In America’s Higher Education

From AAUP

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Who Gets Merit Aid At America’s Public Universities?

“217 out of 381 top public institutions enrolled a larger share of wealthy students even as they reduced their percentages …

by Future U/ October 26, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Costs Continue To Climb

Reports were released by The College Board. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: 78 College Football Coaches Earn At Least $1 Million Annually

USA Today tracks the data. See this year’s report here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: University President, Shouted Down From Giving His State Of University Address, Responds

Michael H. Schill is president of the University of Oregon. Read more from The New York Times.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book on Neoliberalism

It’s authored by Damien Cahill, Martijn Konings, entitled, Neoliberalism. Hailed for being written in an accessible style, the book can be used in …

by Future U/ October 22, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Public Pension Funds And Public University Endowments Invest In Hedge Funds?

It’s a debatable question. But is it debatable when a hedge fund is run by the co-owner of Breitbart News? Here’s …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Christopher Newfield — Free Speech On Campus

Focusing on risk management & brand management are false alternatives to the fundamental purpose of higher education. Read more in an …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism’s Impact on Public Higher Education

Read an analysis written by Professor Gus Bagakis, professor emeritus, San Francisco State University. “Neoliberalism doesn’t want to abolish universities; …

by Future U/ October 19, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Boyer’s Vision For ‘Community’ On College Campuses

Over thirty years ago Ernest Boyer articulated a vision for ‘community’ in higher education. It’s worth revisiting.

by Future U/ October 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education’s “Anchor Mission”

This new report “examines an ongoing—and expanding—effort to track the impact of colleges and universities on the financial and social …

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