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PERSPECTIVES: How To Win The University Divestment Battle

Case in point is Harvard University. Read about it in this feature article from The Nation.
by Future U/ June 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: It’s Good News Sometimes When Plans Fall Through

Thankfully, the “higher ed task force” proposed by DJT and slated to be chaired by Jerry Falwell, Jr. won’t happen. …
by Future U/ June 8, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Student Organizing Is Important

California is the example explored in this feature article published in Truthout. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Chomsky On Neoliberalism And Democracy

It’s from an interview published in The Nation.
by Future U/ June 6, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Humanities Majors Down 10% Since 2012

But there is some good news in a report released by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Read more …
by Future U/ June 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: So What About New York’s Plan To Accelerate University-Corporate Parternships?

Despite fanfare, Tax-Free NY has had spotty results. Read more in this article by SUNY-Albany prof. emeritus, Lawrence Wittner.
by Future U/ June 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: An Interview With Steve Mims, Director, “Starving The Beast”

“Higher ed as a public good is being supplanted by a market-based ideology that views education as a commodity.” WaPo article includes the …
by Future U/ June 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eschewing A Loyalty Pledge (per Comey) Applies In Higher Ed, Too

University presidents aren’t monarchs. Read this thoughtful essay written by Jack Stripling. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
by Future U/ June 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: H. Clinton’s Wellesley Address Emphasizes Importance of Truth-Telling

Her graduation address focused on the challenges ahead. Read more in this piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
by Future U/ June 1, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “On College,” Voices Of First-Generation Students

Thoughtful, informative, compelling…. Read more here.
by Future U/ May 31, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Budget Cuts Hit Eastern And Central Michigan Universities

There will be staff impacts. Read more from The Detroit Free Press.
by Future U/ May 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Colleges Spend Too Much $$$ Competing With Each Other — Cut Costs Instead

It’s a sad commentary about what’s supposed to be a social institution serving the public good. Read more from The …
by Future U/ May 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges … Involve Students In Addressing Campus Issues

Taking responsibility — individually and collectively — is a pathway to personal responsibility and citizenship. In college call it “student …
by Future U/ May 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The American Dream And America’s Colleges And Universities

Here’s the 3rd annual report on college access published by the NYT’s. It looks at the number of lower- and …
by Future U/ May 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Women Bear Brunt Of College Debt

Two-thirds of the $1.3 trillion dollars in outstanding college loans nationally are borne by women. Read more.
by Future U/ May 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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