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PERSPECTIVES: Article on the Presidential Appointment at the University of Iowa (from AAUP)

EVERY faculty member in America should read this analysis. Sobering….

by Future U/ December 10, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Text Analysis Of Student Protest Demands

“If you want to know what students protesters at universities want, you have to actually read what they write,” writes …

by Future U/ December 10, 2015/ Articles, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Wanna’ Make a Half-Mil A Year? Become a Private College President

No need to be president at a ‘name’ school, like Columbia U. The president of High Point College made a …

by Future U/ December 8, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: National College Enrollment Rates Dropping for Lower-Income Students

In a disturbing trend, data show that college enrollment rates are dropping. Especially troubling is what’s happening to those who …

by Future U/ November 26, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition Launched to Oust U. of Akron President

From change.org this article outlines a litany of reasons the public should support an effort to oust UA President Scott Scarborough.

by Future U/ November 23, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another College Administrator Resigns — Racial/Ethnic Insensitivity

Students are protesting; administrators are resigning. Read a narrative from a CA college. Unbelievable email response yields a resignation.

by Future U/ November 15, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Protests about Racial Discrimination

Campus protests regarding racial discrimination are taking place across the U.S. Read a news account here.

by Future U/ November 12, 2015/ News Briefs, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dialogue About Race at Yale

At Yale the national conversation about race has become a campus wide topic of discussion.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Reveals the Plight of Part-time and Adjunct Faculty

The PIs conducted interviews with faculty and present results at a recent academic conference. Read a summary published in The Chronicle.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: CUNY FACULTY PROTEST PAY

No salary increases for 5 years–working without a contract–stimulate protests in a system that serves one of the most diverse …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Film Highlights Economic Plight of Adjunct Profs

The new film was produced for a Congressional hearing. From the article: “Between 1970 and 2008, the average pay of …

by Future U/ October 28, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: 20% of States Spend More Public Money on Prisons v. Higher Ed

Michigan is one of the states–10 in total–that put more state money behind the prison system than investing in higher …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: No Academic Credentials for New UNC System Chief

It’s happening all too often–recently at Florida State, then Iowa, and now at the University of North Carolina system–naming a …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Billion Dollar Fundraising Campaigns, Common in Public Higher Ed

At William & Mary state allocations constitution less than 15% of the university’s general fund. W&M is considered to be …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in a Name? $20 Million. What a College Won’t Get? $20 Million.

Plutocratic financial engagement is a critical ingredient in Neoliberalism’s hold on higher education. Read about one attempt to modify a college’s name … in …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

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