Higher Ed Archive

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/

PERSPECTIVES: Telling Narrative About How Higher Education Uses Its Wealth

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Graduate Student Workers Nationwide Unite, Take Action in the Face of Pandemic

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/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges and Universities NEED to Re-Open for Fall Semester

‘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/

PERSPECTIVES: New Federal Title IX Regulations. Just How Concerned Should We Be?

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

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

PERSPECTIVES: Brewer’s Critique of Major College Football Has Legs

“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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dr. Fauci’s Commentary on Fall Semester for Higher Education

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

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

NEWS BRIEFS: U California Divests From Fossil Fuels

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/

PERSPECTIVES: Avoiding Traps in Crisis Thinking–A Higher Education Priority

“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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Nothing to Cheer About For UK Cheerleading Team

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/

PERSPECTIVES: College Towns, Not Just Colleges, Are Suffering Through Pandemic

“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/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘GI Bill’ for Adult Workers Would Accelerate Economic Recovery

Grand Valley State professor Michelle Miller-Adams: “Much as the G.I. Bill served to power the postwar American economy, a federal guarantee …

by Future U/ May 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “The Court’s Ruling Completely Vindicates Dr. Simon,” Lee T. Silver, Lou Anna K. Simon’s Attorney

A Michigan County Circuit Court judge dismisses charges against former MSU president, Lou Anna K. Simon. Michigan Attorney General’s Office …

by Future U/ May 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Northwestern U Makes Moves to Address Financial Shortfall

“Northwestern University on Monday announced a series of new cost-saving steps that include furloughing about 250 workers, suspending contributions to …

by Future U/ May 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Did University Execs Mismanage Finances at Ohio U?

“Blame has been laid squarely at the doorstep of university administrators, who are viewed by employees as having chronically mismanaged …

by Future U/ May 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/