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COMMENTARY by J.W. Traphagan: Infantilizing Discourse and the Marketing of Higher Education

"If students aren't happy, they might go to a different business—er, college—to purchase their degree."

by John Traphagan/ August 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Ban Legacy Admissions at Elite Colleges, and Do More While You’re At It

"Congress should pass an endowment tax on high wealth/low access colleges with low Pell Grant student enrollment rates."

by Future U/ August 29, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: WVU’s Plan “Backfired,” Per The Wall Street Journal

"Share of WV high-school students proceeding directly to college dropped from 55% (2011) to 46% (class of 2022)."

by Future U/ August 28, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hungry College Students Are Nothing New, and So Is Hunger on Campus

Food insecurity faces college students across the country.

by Future U/ August 27, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Power of “Dreamstorming”

"The approach communicates an understanding of the complexity of a given issue, including facets that may be unknown to you."

by Future U/ August 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education’s Modern Varnish Conceals an Enduring, Alluring Purpose

John Warner: "Those who do not believe in these (enduring) values move institutions in a different direction entirely."

by Future U/ August 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Reveals Striking Inability of Americans to Pay College Costs

"Policies, such as doubling the Pell Grant, are critical to ensuring that lower-income students can access, afford, and succeed."

by Future U/ August 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Yet Another Intrusion On Florida Public Higher Education

Barbara Petersen, FL Center for Govt Accountability: “Looks like overkill...overbroad public-records/meeting exemptions."

by Future U/ August 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: National Commentary on the Extraordinary Circumstance at West Virginia University

The Chronicle of Higher Education: "What sort of education must a public flagship provide?"

by Future U/ August 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FUTUREU YOUTUBE VIDEO: Ellen Schrecker and Jennifer Ruth on Austerity, Political Repression, and the Attack on Academic Freedom

FutureU Forum with Professors Ellen Schrecker and Jennifer Ruth.

by Future U/ August 21, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Video/

FUTUREU FORUM: Friday, August 18, LIVE with Dr. Ellen Schrecker, “Will the University Survive? Austerity, Political Repression, and the Attack on Academic Freedom”

Friday, August 18, 11a Eastern Time.

by Future U/ August 17, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

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