November 2017 – Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Committee Commends AGB’s Stance On Academic Governance

The Board of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) recently issued a statement on shared governance. That …

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

Always outspoken and never shy about calling out anybody or anything, read what Cornel West had to say in a …

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

USAToday reports that it cost $70 million total to replace 12 coaches at major schools who were fired this year. …

by Future U/ November 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Inside Higher Education: “Some ask whether the university let abuse continue by failing to respond adequately to complaints about his …

by Future U/ November 27, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“Our responsibility to protect freedom of expression is all the more vital if we are to overcome the hatred and division …

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

A Conservative declares why in this op-ed from The Washington Post.

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

In a recent poll, only 53% of Americans say college degrees are worthwhile investments overall. Read more from Civis Analytics.

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

It’s Detroit-Mercy. Read more from The Detroit Free Press.

by Future U/ November 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Three victims of Larry Nassar’s sexual improprieties make a renewed call for an institutional inquiry. Read more from The Lansing …

by Future U/ November 22, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

So says The Modern Language Association. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

“Discouraging superwealthy schools from pumping cash into stocks, hedge funds and private equity should lead to increased spending on education …

by Future U/ November 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Ed Walker responds in his essay, “The Slow Death of Neoliberalism.”

by Future U/ November 18, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Eliminating every department at SIU is a plan proposed by the university’s president. Read more.

by Future U/ November 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Here’s the editorial stance from Nature.

by Future U/ November 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/