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PERSPECTIVES: Avoiding Traps in Crisis Thinking–A Higher Education Priority

“During a time of crisis, people are prone to focus on the tactical…but doing so is operating according to our …

by Future U/ May 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: College Towns, Not Just Colleges, Are Suffering Through Pandemic

“Big drops in state funding and tuition are already devastating budgets, forcing salary cuts and layoffs at a rapid rate. Fewer U.S. …

by Future U/ May 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘GI Bill’ for Adult Workers Would Accelerate Economic Recovery

Grand Valley State professor Michelle Miller-Adams: “Much as the G.I. Bill served to power the postwar American economy, a federal guarantee …

by Future U/ May 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Did University Execs Mismanage Finances at Ohio U?

“Blame has been laid squarely at the doorstep of university administrators, who are viewed by employees as having chronically mismanaged …

by Future U/ May 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Company Releases COVID-19 Impact Projections on Higher Education

It’s bad news for the sector. EDMIT “estimated that COVID-19 will decrease colleges’ tuition revenue by 10% in the first …

by Future U/ May 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Impact of the Virus on College Towns

“The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just a higher education problem in college towns. The virus is shaking the economics of places …

by Future U/ May 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Ohio U, Poster University for Higher Ed’s New Reality?

For higher education, the new reality seems to be an extension of the old reality. COVID-19 is the precipitating event …

by Future U/ May 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tuition-free College Plan ‘Smart investment for Michigan’s future”

Michelle Miller-Adams, senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute and professor, Grand Valley State University: “Experience has shown that a simple …

by Future U/ May 4, 2020/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Kent State and More … Never Ended

“MLK made a prediction: ‘If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful …

by Future U/ April 26, 2020/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: And Now We Ban Books?

The road of removing, banning, or burning books is full of danger. To ban one book leads to banning more …

by Roger Barbee/ April 25, 2020/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: COVID-19 Delivers Unimaginable Blow to Higher Ed

Colleges and universities plan for emergencies, but not one like this. Read Adam Harris’ informative essay in The Atlantic.

by Future U/ April 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: American Public, University Presidents Differ Significantly on ‘Free Tuition’

From Pew Research Center: “Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor …

by Future U/ March 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Ed Can Lend a Hand to High School Seniors

Patrick O’Connor recommends a number of ways colleges and universities can help college-going high school seniors during this time of …

by Future U/ March 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: For This Collegiate Athletic Association, It’s Sports as Usual

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association needs to be called out for its callous disregard of public health. Roger Barbee has …

by Future U/ March 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Universities Divest From Fossil Fuels? Sachs Says Yes

Jeffrey Sachs: “Students have pushed university administrators to divest, while administrators have pushed back, lecturing students about the “real world” …

by Future U/ March 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/