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PERSPECTIVES: It’s Where You Go to College That Matters?

Yale’s Daniel Markovits writes in The Atlantic: “Because education, like aristocratic rank, is a positional good, the most elite educations …

by Future U/ May 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Saying ‘Yes’ to Tuition-Free Higher Education

Professors Stephen Adair and Colena Sesanker: “The rise in tuition costs, combined with the growing economic value of a college degree, fuel …

by Future U/ May 14, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Released on ‘College Worth’

Published by the Institute on Higher Education Policy, the report lays out a framework for developing a more comprehensive way …

by Future U/ May 13, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Former MSU VP, Now Chancellor at UC Riverside, Takes Aim at Knotty Issue–Funding Intercollegiate Athletics

On this metric, Riverside doesn’t want to be #1 in the country.

by Frank Fear/ May 12, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PETITION: Make COVID Vaccination Mandatory for On-Campus Activities at Michigan Public Universities

“We, the undersigned members of the Michigan public university communities, urge you (Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislative principals) to institute …

by Future U/ May 11, 2021/ Petition, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Writing the Personal Statement for College Admission

High school senior Elijah Megginson writes about challenges facing applicants from ‘the hood.’ “Show college admissions officers what they’re missing out …

by Future U/ May 10, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Looking for a Good Course? Consider Occidental College’s CTSJ 180

It’s Professor Glenn A. Elmer Griffin’s, Critical Theory and Social Justice 180, “Stupidity.”

by Future U/ May 9, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How Land-Grant Universities Can Fight Racial Injustice

Ohio State Prof Stephen M. Gavazzi writing in ‘Inside Higher Education’: “If predominantly white land-grant universities are serious about taking …

by Future U/ May 8, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network

UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …

by Future U/ May 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Student College Enrollment

David Jesse (Detroit Free Press) summarizes the findings in this article about what researchers found in Kalamazoo, MI (The Kalamazoo …

by Future U/ May 6, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania

The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …

by Future U/ May 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Head-Spinning Turmoil at Linfield (OR) University

Distinguished professor and faculty trustee “was fired after he denounced the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations from students and …

by Future U/ May 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: At Howard University, ‘Thou Doth Protest Too Much’ Seems Likely

The NYT’s rejoinder to Cornel West’s recent commentary rings hollow. Read it here.

by Future U/ May 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Context Matters–‘Steering” Campus Sustainability in Neoliberal Higher Education

In Neoliberalism, New Public Management and the Sustainable Development Agenda of Higher Education: History, Contradictions, and Synergies, Sophie E.F. Bessant, Zoe …

by Future U/ May 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/