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PERSPECTIVES: CTE And The Future Of College Football

Consider the topic through the eyes of former ‘Bama player, Les Williams. His story was featured recently in The Washington Post.

by Future U/ July 2, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “I’m Fed Up With MSU”

“MSU faculty deserve a president who has taught extensively in university classrooms and enjoys a prestigious, scholarly reputation. Faculty need …

by Future U/ July 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: What Does Higher Ed’s Future Look Like? This Futurist Says ‘Bleak’

Read Bryan Alexander’s take in a recent article published in The Atlantic.

by Future U/ June 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Will Policy Change At U Chicago Improve Undergrad Diversity?

The U says yes. The NYT’s David Leonhardt is skeptical. Read why in his piece from OPINION TODAY.

by Future U/ June 29, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is “Core Business” Of Public Universities Up For Debate?

A recent analysis of public higher ed in South Africa says it is. It’s not an open debate, though. It’s …

by Future U/ June 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Education Became Neoliberal

Written by economist Andrew Seal, the University of New Hampshire, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Three Faculty Voices On Neoliberal Higher Education

Sasha Breger Bush, Lucy Ware McGuffey, and Tony Robinson (all from U Colorado, Denver) speak out about their respective experiences. …

by Future U/ June 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Disenchanted Academe,’ A Problem?

Professor Douglas Dowland says it is. “Disenchantment, like any other low-grade toxicity, spreads and accumulates. It grips to us like …

by Future U/ June 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Suit Against Harvard Claims Admissions Discrimination Against Asian-Americans

“Admissions officers assign Asian-Americans the lowest score of any racial group on the personal rating, which includes a subjective assessment …

by Future U/ June 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Creates ‘Report Card’ To Evaluate Fraternities

“Penn St. cited research: sorority women at the school are 50% more likely than other female students to be sexually …

by Future U/ June 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Acceptance Letters Can Obfuscate The Real Cost Of College

One university told a student that the cost of attending the following year was $48,200, but there was good news: the …

by Future U/ June 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Calls Increase For MSU’s Engler To Step Aside

NEWS BRIEFS: The Left — “Enemy Of Open And Free Expression On Campuses”

“Conservatives are successfully advancing one of their longstanding goals: to turn the tables in the debate over the First Amendment …

by Future U/ June 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Social Media And Normalizing Campus Racism

Noelle Lilley explores the connection in The Nation. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How An Extension Director Helped Address A University’s Undergraduate Enrollment Dip

The Chronicle’s Sarah Brown investigated the negative post-protest scenario at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She discovered Marshall Stewart’s role in helping …

by Future U/ June 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/