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College Athletics: From Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow to Cutting Sports and Begging for Money

Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …

by Roger Barbee/ November 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The distinctive program combines self-directed learning in a learning community setting. Listen to this audiocast produced in honor of the …

by Future U/ November 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

From The Washington Post: “Work-study jobs may seem like a perk, but in a normal year, the program provides nearly $1.2 …

by Future U/ November 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“If you look and see who’s treated badly and who’s treated well, you don’t have to look that hard,” said …

by Future U/ November 9, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Troubling pattern found in the results of a new study released by the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University. …

by Future U/ November 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Steve Mintz’s thoughtful commentary appeared in Inside Higher Education. Read it here.

by Future U/ November 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

1997 alumnus Tom Munley: “Next year is going to be the 100th season…. Michigan State’s mantra is ‘Spartans Will.’ That’s …

by Future U/ November 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

The pandemic rages around the world. Even isolated villages and towns feel the impact of COVID-19. In Europe, leaders are …

by Roger Barbee/ November 4, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH makes the case in her essay This is Your Brain on Neoliberalism, published last month by the New …

by Future U/ November 3, 2020/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

FROM ‘INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION’: Fewer than 8% of administrators are Black or African American, while more than 80% are white. …

by Future U/ October 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

It’s time to rethink the wisdom of having to get party approval for candidates to appear on statewide ballots. Read …

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

Christine Brennen writing in USA Today: “Tradition is lovely until we realize it’s racist or sexist or just plain awful. …

by Future U/ October 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

How would you feel if your season was taken away from you in a blink of an eye? Not having …

by Anna Newman/ October 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Anthea Butler, an associate professor of religion and Africana studies at Penn, said, ‘These individual campus …

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

Professor Beth Baker: “It erodes the role of faculty, staff, and students in decision-making and shared governance, and does so …

by Future U/ October 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/