November 2020 - Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Knight Commission Tackles Collegiate Athletic Reform

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting four public forums to examine the NCAA Division I model and the …

by Future U/ November 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “A coalition of 236 mostly progressive groups, including close allies like the American Federation of Teachers …

by Future U/ November 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Led by UnKoch My Campus, coalition members invite the public to sign a letter calling out the impact of Koch’s …

by Future U/ November 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

David Palumbo-Liu, Stanford University professor: “There’s a huge difference between a partisan think tank whose mission is to promote free …

by Future U/ November 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “The ‘most striking part’” of the report was differences in how difficult it is for underrepresented …

by Future U/ November 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Eleni Schirmer writing in THE NATION: “Just as decreased state funding has caused students to go into debt to cover …

by Future U/ November 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Dr. James Heap (UCLA) faces 20 felony counts and is charged with sex crimes spanning a …

by Future U/ November 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

International students constitute about 6% of total college enrollment. China, India top list. Fall enrollment declined nearly 20% nationally. Read …

by Future U/ November 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …

by Roger Barbee/ November 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The distinctive program combines self-directed learning in a learning community setting. Listen to this audiocast produced in honor of the …

by Future U/ November 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

Cuts come in conjunction with recognizing that Ithaca’s enrollment level will decline. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

From The Washington Post: “Work-study jobs may seem like a perk, but in a normal year, the program provides nearly $1.2 …

by Future U/ November 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“If you look and see who’s treated badly and who’s treated well, you don’t have to look that hard,” said …

by Future U/ November 9, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Troubling pattern found in the results of a new study released by the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University. …

by Future U/ November 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Clemson this time. Track and cross-country. Read more from Flo-Track.

by Future U/ November 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/