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NEWS BRIEFS: Will $60 Million Gift Bring SUNY-Binghamton Athletic Success?

A great school wants to make a splash through baseball. Why? Inside Higher Education has the answer. (File this article …
by Future U/ February 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Students, Faculty Speak Out on the Value of College

The general opinion is ‘yes, college is worth it,” but respondents also brought up a number of issues and caveats. …
by Future U/ January 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. Cal Proposes Five Years of Tuition Increases … With a Caveat

The intent is to raise more money for financial aid and to enable the university to declare (with greater assurance) …
by Future U/ January 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Students Having Increasing Difficulty Paying Down College Loan Debt

Student loan debt nationally is at $1.6 trillion and growing. “About two in three college seniors who graduated from public …
by Future U/ January 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawsuit Alleges Player Abuse in Penn State Football

Suit claims there was player hazing and harassment, including threats of sexual violence. The York (PA) Daily Record has the …
by Future U/ January 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: A Liberal Arts College Degree Pays Off–Even in Terms of ‘Return on Investment’

Educationally, nothing beats a liberal arts college education. But does it ‘pay’ in the literal sense? A new study issued …
by Future U/ January 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Want to Win the National College Football Championship? Then Be Prepared to Pay Coaches a Ton of $

The College Football Playoff (four teams, three games) generates about a half-billion dollars annually. That’s gravy for the NCAA and …
by Future U/ January 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Researcher Finds Similarities Between Academic Employment System and Drug Gangs

It seems far-fetched, doesn’t it? It’s not to Alexandre Alfonso, King’s College, London. He makes a compelling argument by comparing …
by Future U/ January 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Apocalypse? Russ Douthat Thinks So

Read his trenchant analysis here. It’s from The New York Times.
by Future U/ January 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Isn’t Higher Ed the ‘Diversity Lab of Ideas’ of Yesteryear?

Or is it still? In his Washington Post op-ed, Jay Mathews compares his college experience of the 1960s with today. …
by Future U/ December 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Kevin Ellison, Former USC Football Star, Diagnosed with CTE

In this feature article, the LA Times‘ Nathan Fenno chronicles Ellison’s journey from gridiron stardom to death, and how his …
by Future U/ December 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Enrollment Declines are Nothing New at Michigan’s Regional Universities

The spotlight in his article is on WMU and CMU, large schools that are experiencing enrollment challenges. Read more from …
by Future U/ December 27, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Structural Reform, Not Billionaires’ Beneficience, Needed to Fix College Debt

It’s a micro-version of a problem that plagues America–philanthropy all too often replaces public policy to address America’s issues. Allisa …
by Future U/ December 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Emergence of ‘Survelliance U’

Colleges and universities are turning to surveillance tools to track students.’ Drew Harwell describes where, how, and when in an …
by Future U/ December 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is ‘Truly’ Shared Governance Possible in Today’s Academy?

Professor Mark Taylor responds, yes, and provides a roadmap about how. He writes in Higher Education Quarterly.
by Future U/ December 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/
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