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PERSPECTIVES: What I Learned From Bringing A Controversial Speaker To Campus

University of Michigan senior, Jesse Arms, shares his thoughts. Read his essay from The New York Times.

by Future U/ October 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Adjuncts Speak Out, Blame Follows

“It’s not hard to understand why American adjuncts today would feel frustrated with their lot.” Read more in this feature essay …

by Future U/ October 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Big Surprise — “Transformative” Research Usually Isn’t

Hyped-up and oversold. That’s one interpretation of research that’s framed as ‘transformative,” “game-changing,” and “paradigm-shifting.” Read more from Inside Higher …

by Future U/ October 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Campus Hate And Social Media

Najay Greenidge, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, speaks out about an issue of considerable significance. Read more …

by Future U/ October 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Campus, The Left, And Free Speech

The interconnections are explored in a thoughtful essay written by Michelle Goldberg.

by Future U/ October 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Charles Koch Foundation Funding In Higher Education

Review the most recent list of funding activities.

by Future U/ October 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Data On African Americans And Graduate Education

“in 2016, 48k Black students enrolled for the first time in America’s graduate schools. They made up 9.3% of all …

by Future U/ October 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Will FBI Probe Find More Wrongdoing In College Basketball?

University presidents comment. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College President Speaks Out About The NCAA

Brian Rosenberg is the president of Macalester College. Read more from The New York Times.

by Future U/ October 1, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What The Republican Tax Plan Means For Higher Education

Read this analysis from Forbes.

by Future U/ September 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Exposing The Plight of Adjunct Faculty

What does this say about higher education as a social institution? From The Guardian.

by Future U/ September 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Academic Freedom,” What Does It Mean?

Professor David Moshman explains in this article from The 28AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom.

by Future U/ September 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: FBI Investigation Of College Basketball Yields Corruption Charges

Basketball coaches at four schools have been identified in an investigation that may spread to other schools. Read more here.

by Future U/ September 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tuition Discounting, Real Solution Or Gimmick?

Former Cal-Berkeley chancellor, Frank Wu, thinks it’s the latter. Read more from Inside Education.

by Future U/ September 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Fraternities Are An Ongoing Problem

John Hechinger explains why. Read more from The New York Times.

by Future U/ September 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/