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PERSPECTIVES: Recent Books Underscore the Impact of Professor-Student Engagement

Steve Mintz reviews Relationship-Rich Education and The Cost of Inclusion: How Student Conformity Leads to Inequality on College Campuses.

by Future U/ January 3, 2023/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Seven Trends Challenging Higher Education

Mark J. Drozdowski: “Colleges have created an unstable financial model, and dozens have closed in recent years. Faculty are burned …

by Future U/ January 2, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “From Esteem to Resentment,” Researchers Contend, Tied to Higher Education’s Cost

"Since 1980, the burden of the production cost of higher education has shifted from taxpayers to the individual student."

by Future U/ December 30, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Penn State, President’s Decision “Adds to a Long List of Broken Promises on Issues of Racial Justice”

Controversy surrounds Neeli Bendapudi's decision to reverse course on funding a new center devoted to racial justice.

by Future U/ December 27, 2022/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Beginning of the End for Collegiate Academic Rankings?

"Far worse than the rankings themselves is how colleges and universities try to game them."

by Future U/ December 26, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed “Shouldn’t Be a Political Echo Chamber”

So says Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, because “the purpose of a college education is to stretch your …

by Future U/ December 24, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “A Horrible Decision,” Commentator Says About MSU’s Deal with Caesar’s Sportsbook

Michelle Fish: “In exchange for what will amount to about $8.7 million for the Athletic Department over the next five …

by Future U/ December 23, 2022/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Philanthropy with the Collegiate Mission at Heart

UnKoch My Campus has issued a report on model policies to protect against donor interference.

by Future U/ December 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Did the NCAA Appoint a Governor As Its New President?

FROM THE ATHLETIC: The Association is looking to politics, Gov. Charlie Baker (R-MA), to 1) protect itself and 2) secure …

by Future U/ December 18, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Antisemitism Must Become a DEI Priority

Naomi Greenspan, writing in Insider Higher Education: “To create a truly inclusive campus environment, it must be a space where …

by Future U/ December 15, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Speak Out? The “Politics of Politics” is Dicey

Commenting on “external matters” (language from the University of Illinois) tells you all you need to do about what can …

by Future U/ December 11, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Because College is the Training Ground for America’s Future Leaders, the Negative Consequences Would Have Reverberations Throughout Just About Every Important Institution in America”

The headline quote is from Gen. Elizabeth Prelogar, solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice.

by Future U/ November 4, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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