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Monthly Archive: August 2025

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgia State Becomes Engine of Social Mobility

From NYT: “By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than just enrolling them, the college raised its graduation rate to 54% …
by Future U/ May 16, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Do Some People Hate College?

“Decades of conservative attacks on higher ed have succeeded in creating an image of the college teacher as radical, elitist, …
by Future U/ May 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In Economic Terms, Is College Worth It?

Boston University’s Ellen Ruppel Shell says it depends on who you are demographically and the status of the school where you matriculate. …
by Future U/ May 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is George Mason University Being “Trashed”?

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board thinks so. It’s because The Left has issues with some of GMU’s funding sources.
by Future U/ May 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: College For The Masses

A thoughtful essay by David Leonhardt of The New York Times.
by Future U/ May 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Recommends Taxing Wealthy Californianians To Support “College for All”

Since 2003, CA tax breaks amounted to $18 billion while public tuition has risen 70%. Read the report, Restoring Opportunity.
by Future U/ May 11, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Why Higher Ed Has Lost Public Trust & What Can Be Done to Regain It

Catharine Bond Hill comments in Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ May 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Philosophy Made Me A Better Economist”

Robert Rubin gives thanks to a philosophy professor. Read more from The New York Times.
by Future U/ May 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Accountability and Neoliberal Austerity

Watch Zach Kaiser’s recent talk at Theorizing the Web 2018.
by Future U/ May 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Erosion of Science in Environmental Policy

Text of a presentation made by Dr. Robert B. Richardson at Michigan State University, FutureU seminar series, April 13, 2018.
by Future U/ May 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Sad State of Affairs At Colorado State & University of Florida

When it comes to diversity in higher education, recent experiences represent a clarion call for respect and change.
by Future U/ May 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIIEFS: Discount Rate Rises To 50% At Private Colleges/Universities

WSJ’s Melissa Korn writes: “Private colleges have been aggressively discounting tuition to boost enrollment, a risky strategy that may be …
by Future U/ May 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Citation Bombing: Tactical and Symbolic Subversion of Academic Metrification

Created by Zach Kaiser for Art Journal Open, the online edition of the College Art Association’s flagship publication.
by Future U/ May 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Professor Wrote Book About Athletic Scandal, Offered A New Course…And How His University Responded

Professor Jay Smith writes about his experiences at UNC, Chapel Hill. Read more from The Wall Street Journal. Smith’s book …
by Future U/ May 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When A President Designs “The New Liberal Arts”

Is it new? Is it the liberal arts? What are the implications? Questions abound about curricular makeover led by President …
by Future U/ May 2, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/
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