Monthly Archive: August 2021

NEWS BRIEFS: For MSU, Survey Says ….

“We realize that many people may not be fully aware of the positive changes taking place at MSU. This survey …

by Future U/ May 16, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Donors Should Link Contributions to Exercise of Free Speech (op-ed)

“American colleges and universities raised $47 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. By making those gifts contingent …

by Future U/ May 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With WPI’s Promotion Protocol, Other Universities Have a Chance to “Get It Right’

Laurie Leshin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute president, said that the new promotion and tenure criteria “bring our reward system much more …

by Future U/ May 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Athletics and Campus Sustainability Aren’t Well Connected. Pacific-12 Conference Schools Want to Change That.

“All Pac-12 athletic departments have committed to measuring their environmental performance, developing strategies and goals to reduce their impact, monitoring …

by Future U/ May 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are ‘Income Share Agreements’ A Good Vehicle To Address Student Loan Debt?

Purdue University thinks so. Many others do, too. But what’s certain about ISA’s is that borrowers will be evaluated– akin …

by Future U/ May 12, 2019/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s the Long-Term Impact of Going to a Top University?

By one measure (earning power), data show that those at both the low and high ends of the income spectrum …

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

PERSPECTIVES: “Downsides of Excluding the Public from the Search Process Should Be Self-Evident”

Closed searches rely extensively on what trustees learn from search firms. How well do they do the job? A University …

by Future U/ May 10, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: CEO on “Misguided Efforts to Turn Campuses Into Professional Boot Camps”

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is president and CEO of TIAA. His commentary on the importance of the liberal arts was …

by Future U/ May 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Story Behind MSU’s Largest-Ever Incoming Class

Applications declined, the acceptance rate increased. Read details here.

by Future U/ May 8, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education’s $3 Billion Dollar Secret

Big-time college athletics are self-supporting. Right? Yes, but only at a handful of public universities. For the rest, $3 billion …

by Future U/ May 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Utah State Student Journalists Raise Questions About University Donations

“The Koch Scholars program is one example of how Charles Koch has sought to transform the Utah State business school …

by Future U/ May 6, 2019/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Costs Carry Unexpected Price Tag — Student Hunger

Nearly 50% of college students surveyed in a new study conducted by The Hope Center at Temple University report they …

by Future U/ May 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: An Online Tool That Helps and Hinders College Applicants

The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 40% of high school students have access to the online tool, Naviance–a good …

by Future U/ May 4, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Many College Students Are Food Insecure, But There’s Debate About Just How Many

More research is needed before it’s possible to be confident about the numbers. Read why at Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

The Higher Education I Knew

Higher education—once a social institution—has become corporatized.

by Frank Fear/ May 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/