Monthly Archive: February 2019

PERSPECTIVES: Why Do Colleges Die?

Greg Toppo answers the question at Inside Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ March 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Accountability, Computationalism, and Political Economy: The Future of Higher Education

Video presentation by Michigan State’s Zachary Kaiser at a Friday Forum, Neoliberalism in Higher Education, Michigan State University, View here.

by Future U/ March 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Says No to Fed Funding for Humanities & Arts Endowments

For the third consecutive year, the Fed budget proposal to Congress recommends winding down funding for the National Endowment for …

by Future U/ March 20, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At Michigan State, Trustees Hold Town Hall But Few Attend

Attendance was light at Monday’s town hall. Read Riley Murdock’s report from The State News.

by Future U/ March 19, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: If We Based NCAA Men’s Tournament On Academic Progress, Who’d Win?

Belmont. The Bruins would beat Villanova in the national championship. Kentucky and Baylor would be the other Final Four competitors. …

by Future U/ March 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Proposes Changes To Student Loans Protocol

The changes include capping student loans and cutting repayment options. Read more from CNBC.

by Future U/ March 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: These Universities Made “Tech for Public Good” A Priority

Universities include Arizona State, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Florida International, Georgia Tech, Georgetown, Harvard, Howard, Miami Dade College, MIT, Olin College …

by Future U/ March 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Scam Charity–Portal to Bogus College Admissions

Touted as philanthropy targeted to assist the underprivileged, instead, the Key Worldwide Foundation enabled the wealthy. Read more from CNN.

by Future U/ March 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Admissions Scam Reveals Underbelly of ‘The American Dream’

Those with wealth and influence prevail in today’s society. Read this commentary by Anemona Hartocollis. It’s from The New York Times.

by Future U/ March 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Admissions Fraud–Not the Only Way Elites’ Kids Get Into Elite Schools

Richard V. Reeves: “Elite colleges are serving to reinforce class inequality, rather than reduce it. The opaque, complex, unfair admissions …

by Future U/ March 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Trump Bump’ Benefits HBCU’s and Women’s Colleges

“It has been called the Trump bump, the black renaissance. and the Missouri effect: a noticeable increase in students applying to …

by Future U/ March 11, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In 2014, MSU Title IX Investigator Raised Concerns About Title IX Review/Report

Read Alexandra Illitch’s report in Veracity.

by Future U/ March 10, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: CA Judge Rules Favorably Re Compensation for Revenue-Generating College Athletes, But….

The judge concluded that nothing is unacceptable, but raised questions about ‘how much.’ Where is the dividing line between pro …

by Future U/ March 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Here’s What An Assault On Academic Governance Looks Like

The governing board at Maricopa County Community colleges has moved to strip the colleges of longstanding governance structures and practices. …

by Future U/ March 8, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Nontraditional Colleges Under Pressure

Hampshire, Goddard, Green Mountain, and other alternative colleges are struggling, and some (e.g., Green Mountain) have announced they will close their …

by Future U/ March 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/