May 2020 - Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Does Stanford’s ‘Easy Fusion With Big Business’ Explain Faculty Contrarian Views Re COVID-19?

Jeet Heer argues the case in this article from The Nation.

by Future U/ May 31, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

Columbia University is the focus of this article co-authored by R.H. Lossin and Lexie Cook. “Columbia has toed an all-too-familiar …

by Future U/ May 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Groups at eight Big Ten universities, including Michigan and Michigan State, have signed on to this effort. Read more here …

by Future U/ May 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

‘Why’ is a long list–to retain students, to buffer financial shortfalls, and to offer athletics are just a few of …

by Future U/ May 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

‘Very’ writes Harvard professor Jeannie Suk Gersen in The New Yorker. Read why here.

by Future U/ May 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“College football is an unofficial professional sport, profiting off labor paid in scholarships rather than cash, the key operation of …

by Future U/ May 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The announcement is also available on our website.

by Future U/ May 25, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

Here’s the take from The State News.

by Future U/ May 24, 2020/ MSU, Perspectives/

Read what he thinks. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“This is the way we’ve always done it.” “It’s our tradition.” Well, sometimes, yes, it’s a tradition worth continuing. But …

by Roger Barbee/ May 22, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

The UC system’s $126-billion portfolio will invest in more environmentally sustainable investments, such as wind and solar energy. Read more …

by Future U/ May 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“During a time of crisis, people are prone to focus on the tactical…but doing so is operating according to our …

by Future U/ May 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Kentucky’s cheerleading team is to college cheerleading what Alabama is to college football–a national titleholder, many times over. But an …

by Future U/ May 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

“Michigan State University hired a new provost despite public opposition from a black faculty group troubled by allegations that she …

by Future U/ May 18, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“Big drops in state funding and tuition are already devastating budgets, forcing salary cuts and layoffs at a rapid rate. Fewer U.S. …

by Future U/ May 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/