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NEWS BRIEFS: Nassar Victims Create Advocacy Organization

It’s called “Army of Survivors.” Read/listen about it at Michigan Radio.
by Future U/ August 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Transparency? Ah, Just Let Me Do My Job!

Purdue’s Mitch Daniels tells us all we need to know about how this university president feels about oversight. Read more …
by Future U/ August 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is Activism Bad For Your Academic Health?

“My advisor argued that I needed to maybe begin toning it down because what I needed right now is science publications …
by Future U/ August 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Scandals Can Cost A Bundle

The Charlotte News & Observer has reported that UNC-Chapel Hill academic scandal (tied to athletics), which involved students taking bogus …
by Future U/ August 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are Universities Responsible Persons?

If institutions can have the rights of persons, shouldn’t they be subject to corresponding responsibilities? Read more in The Huffington …
by Future U/ August 13, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did Maryland’s Football Culture Contribute To A Player’s Death?

The football culture at College Park has been called “toxic.” Read more from ESPN.
by Future U/ August 12, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “He’s Just The Guy For The Job!” (Not Really)

Jared Kushner and higher education policy? That’s no match. Inside Higher Ed has the story.
by Future U/ August 11, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Be Green!” Does It Serve A Corporate Agenda?

Although personal responsibility is admirable and needed, Martin Lucaks says it can detract activists’ attention from what should be their …
by Future U/ August 10, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: W.H. Auden Had It Right … 72 Years Ago

Auden wrote Under Which Lyre in 1946, delivering it publicly at Harvard University. His poem has worn well over the years. …
by Future U/ August 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Conversation That’s Not Happening on Campus

“About 3 million students on campus this fall will be sexually assaulted during their college years.” Read more at USA …
by Future U/ August 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed’s Market Proclivities Conflict With Its Democracy Mandate

UVA’s Daniel and Wellmon believe higher ed has run amok. “The university is what it is today, in part, because …
by Future U/ August 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Backscratching–U Invests Endowment Money In Money Managers With Donor Connections

Brash Michigan, even with public scrutiny regarding its investment policies, continues to put endowment resources in the hands of companies …
by Future U/ August 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Public Or Private? Will Michigan Reveal Its Endowment Investments?

While the decision is up-in-the-air, UM Regents have taken steps to move in a non-public direction. Read more from The …
by Future U/ August 5, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Ohio State Has History Of Firing Prominent Coaches

If OSU fires Urban Meyer it won’t be the first time that the university has terminated the contracts of championship-level …
by Future U/ August 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Baylor Group Demands Resignations

‘Bears for Leadership Reform‘ are calling for resignations by the university’s board of regents. Read why at KWTX.
by Future U/ August 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/
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