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PERSPECTIVES: What’s Wrong With Peer Review and How To Improve It

Aaron Carroll offers a thoughtful perspective at The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

A new report profiles the political engagement of today’s college students. When it comes to political engagement, students are more …

by Future U/ November 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling offers his perspective on an important story re the politics of higher education.

by Future U/ November 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

This case raises (yet again) questions about the role of major college sports in American higher education. This case shows …

by Future U/ October 31, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“You will miss out on a host of other relevant and fascinating skills and departments when you confine yourself to …

by Future U/ October 25, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

And Bloomberg reports the situation is about to explode. Riley Griffin tells why.

by Future U/ October 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Here’s an excerpt (from Pacific Standard) of Joshua Hunt’s new book, University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education. It’s …

by Future U/ October 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The time frame–over about thirty years, starting in the ’80s. The evolution–from a public good to what’s best for the …

by Future U/ October 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

A checklist approach replaces competitive criteria. Millions of dollars annually are now available to students who otherwise might not qualify. …

by Future U/ October 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education to rethink student experiences–to help them better connect purpose to an academic …

by Future U/ October 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

The reasoning is a mix of politics, legalities, and economics, writes Richard G. Johnson. Johnson was plaintiff’s counsel in Oliver v. …

by Future U/ October 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

At UC, the core curriculum is organized around four essential questions: What should matter to me? How should we live …

by Future U/ October 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From Inside Higher Education: Jason Stanley, Urowsky Prof of Philosophy, Yale: “If universities are to retain their values, it will …

by Future U/ October 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

The Chronicle’s Audrey Williams June writes: “A new study of the language used by more than 100 colleges in their tenure-and-promotion criteria …

by Future U/ October 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/