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PERSPECTIVES: Sociologist Calls for End of NCAA ‘To Improve Education’

In this far-reaching essay, Randall Collins argues that athletic-centered schools have displaced academic achievement as the scholastic centerpiece. Higher ed …

by Future U/ December 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Multiple Slavery-Connected Universities Explore Reparations

Yale, Georgetown, and Virginia are among universities addressing racial injustice. Read more from the Associated Press.

by Future U/ December 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: ACT Data Show Declines in Students’ College Readiness

“Percentage of students who have met English and math benchmarks lowest in 15 years.” Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Investigative Reporting Reveals ‘Predator Pipeline’ in College Athletics

“USA TODAY Network identified at least 28 current and former athletes since 2014 who transferred to NCAA schools despite being …

by Future U/ December 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Vassar Launches ‘Engaged Pluralism’ Initiative

“Increasing polarization can make conversing, let alone thriving, across social and political differences particularly difficult.” In response, here’s what Vassar …

by Future U/ December 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Debt Quintuples in 15 Years, Nears $1.5 Trillion

24/7WallStreet has the details.

by Future U/ December 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Harvard Grad Workers Prepare for Strike

“Thousands of Harvard’s graduate student workers are preparing to go on strike Tuesday after failing to reach a contract agreement …

by Future U/ December 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Outsourcing Jobs and Public Universities, Focus on the University of California

California’s third-largest employer spends half-a-billion dollars each year on contracts for labor performed by outsourced personnel. Local 3200 of AFSCME …

by Future U/ December 1, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At America’s Most Selective Schools, Admission Pressure is at an All-Time High

Since 2000, the average number of applications at America’s most selective schools has risen from 10,000-25,000. Over the same time …

by Future U/ November 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Why We Impeached Our Student Body President”

The student body president at the U of Florida colluded with the Trump Campaign, funneling student fees to support a …

by Future U/ November 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Don’t Think Higher Ed Is an Industry? Then Watch How It Lobbies Washington

Higher education does “what lobbyists do in other industries, working behind the scenes to water down legislation — most recently, …

by Future U/ November 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Alice Dreger: “Democracy Depends on Having a Public Capable of Thinking”

“Democracy depends on a large public capable of at least occasionally being moved by principle and mind, not only tribe …

by Future U/ November 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Engagement, Trust, Shared Leadership–Center Stage in New Book About University Leadership

The Empowered University is the title of the just-released effort co-authored by Freeman Hrabowski, Philip Rous, and Peter Henderson. “An …

by Future U/ November 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Shared Governance, An Issue at Loyola (IL) and Tulsa

Loyola faculty express concerns about health insurance, Tulsa faculty vote no confidence in president and provost about an academic reorganization …

by Future U/ November 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Racist Acts on Campus, Again, This Time at Syracuse U

Syracuse University has suspended social activities for fraternities following a report that fraternity members yelled a racial slur at an …

by Future U/ November 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/