NEWS BRIEFS: National Organization Recommends “Putting Purpose First” To Help Students Succeed

“Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education to rethink student experiences–to help them better connect purpose to an academic …

by Future U/ October 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Why The NCAA Wants You To Refer to College Athletes as “Student-Athletes”

The reasoning is a mix of politics, legalities, and economics, writes Richard G. Johnson. Johnson was plaintiff’s counsel in Oliver v. …

by Future U/ October 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

At UC, the core curriculum is organized around four essential questions: What should matter to me? How should we live …

by Future U/ October 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From Inside Higher Education: Jason Stanley, Urowsky Prof of Philosophy, Yale: “If universities are to retain their values, it will …

by Future U/ October 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

New policies emerge from a review of philanthropy at GMU. Read more here. It’s from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ October 13, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

The Chronicle’s Audrey Williams June writes: “A new study of the language used by more than 100 colleges in their tenure-and-promotion criteria …

by Future U/ October 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

The comparison is with 2015. Here’s a summary of the findings (from Inside Higher Education).

by Future U/ October 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Marjorie Valbrun from Inside Higher Education: “A record $50 million gift to Saint Louis University gave donors the right to help …

by Future U/ October 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The record shows that higher ed is adjusting to the temperament and preferences of students born in 1995 and following. …

by Future U/ October 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Prof. Michael Stern is suing the school, “accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises …

by Future U/ October 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

A good (even superior) return on endowment investments says nothing about these questions: In what is a university investing? In …

by Future U/ October 4, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

It’s a good question to ask–of others and yourself. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt says why in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/