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PERSPECTIVES: Plight of Adjuncts Personalized In Thea Hunter’s Story

“If adjuncts were birds, they would be fighting the drag of the air, exerting bursts of energy again and again …

by Future U/ April 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

In the aggregate, the sticker price is at least $70k per annum to attend an elite college. But does it …

by Future U/ April 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Some will try to cut deals. Others will fight charges. Here’s the skinny from The Los Angeles Times.

by Future U/ April 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

And that’s exactly the route taken by UNC professor Jay Smith. Academic fraud at UNC spanned years and enabled thousands …

by Future U/ April 4, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“The divide between rich and poor students could hardly be more vivid than it is at U.S.C., where the children …

by Future U/ April 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Terry Link offers a progressive perspective in this critique of head coaching salaries at America’s major universities. Read more from …

by Future U/ April 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“College sports has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry where everyone’s getting rich except the students actually doing the work. …

by Future U/ March 31, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

In the college classroom, no less, where there’s typically stiff competition for grades. Dan Berrett has more. It’s from The …

by Future U/ March 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

It’s at Wheeling Jesuit University. To make financial ends meet, the university announced that it will cut all but eight programs. …

by Future U/ March 28, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Here’s a thoughtful rationale, published recently by Governance. Take heed deans, provosts, presidents, and board members.

by Future U/ March 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

How low can they go? Stanford and Harvard are now accepting fewer than 5% of their applicants. The highest acceptance …

by Future U/ March 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Our research shows that 25 percent of all students attending colleges in the two highest tiers of selectivity (about 200 …

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

“Outstanding student loan debt at the end of last year was $1.5 trillion. Education debt ranks second in consumer debt …

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

Greg Toppo answers the question at Inside Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ March 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Video presentation by Michigan State’s Zachary Kaiser at a Friday Forum, Neoliberalism in Higher Education, Michigan State University, View here.

by Future U/ March 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, Video/