Perspectives Archives - Page 106 of 113

Perspectives Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Encouraging Campus Transparency When It Comes to Area Crime

Read The Lansing State Journal’s editorial position on why it’s important to let prospective students know about crime statistics–on campus …

by Future U/ April 22, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ESPN Documentary Does Injustice to Social Issues Associated with Duke Lacrosse Scandal

Read Professor Lindsay Parks Pieper’s (Lynchburg College) incisive critique of ESPN’s “Fantastic Lies.”

by Future U/ April 21, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: How Agents Pursue International Students for American Universities

Read a New York Times analysis. Focus is on the relationship between Global Tree Overseas and Western KY University.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tackling a Ph.D. Later in Life

Second careers and the doctorate. Sometimes the two go hand-in-hand. Read more in this New York Times analysis.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Coherent Alternative Needed to Counter Neoliberalism

Read George Monbiot’s thoughtful essay on neoliberalsm and the need for an alternative. It’s reprinted here from Common Dreams.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Adjunct, Teaching On the Periphery

Bruce Lerro reflects on his experience as an adjunct faculty member. It’s worth a read.

by Future U/ April 14, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Picking a College … Where Financial Capability and Preference Often Collide

Read this interpretation in an opinion piece published by The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 13, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A President’s Academic Specialty, Implications for Higher Ed Leadership

Read this provocative piece from The Chronicle about presidential leadership. Academic background: what difference does it make?

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In-State, Out-of-State … America’s Universities and Choice Making

Here’s a recent exchange about an important issue. Read more from a forum at The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Financial Challenges at America’s Public Universities, Necessity or Choice?

The Atlantic offers a provocative treatment of a critical issue in higher education. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Implications of Neoliberalism’s Reach

Excellent article by Chris Maisano. Stimulated by Jennifer Silva’s book on how neoliberalism effects the way young adults view themselves. Read more …

by Future U/ April 9, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Before College Entrance “Gap Year” Worth Considering

Here’s an argument for taking a year off between HS graduation and college entrance. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Why I Decided to Join Students At A Campus Strike

Managerial expenditures outpaced faculty expenditures at CSU Los Angeles by a 2-1 rate. Read Enrique Ochoa’s response here.

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Democracy Requires Integrating Head, Heart, and Hand”

Harry Boyte on cooperative education, a Dewey-informed approach that “combines academic study, classroom learning, and practical work experience.” Read more here.

by Future U/ April 6, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Responding To The Frantic Pace in Today’s Academe

In a new book, The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy – Maggie Berg and Barbara Seeber …

by Future U/ April 4, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30