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PERSPECTIVES: College Students Leading the Way … Again

“Students at Rice University and colleges across the U.S. are seeking ways to leverage the wealth and connections of their …

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

PERSPECTIVES: College Presidents Speak Out About Systemic Racism, But Few Talk About Actions They’ll Take

At Harvard, “Nadirah Farah Foley, an education Ph.D. candidate at Harvard, tweeted that Bacow’s (Harvard president) statement was a ‘home-run of …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Systemic Racism in College Sports? Yes, and There’s More to the Story

With the spotlight on racial injustice nationally, the country is becoming more aware of circumstances across America’s institutional sectors, including …

by Roger Barbee/ June 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: As The Neoliberal University Responds to COVID-19, Faculty Beware!

“While COVID-19 may seem exceptional, university responses to this crisis are hardly a departure from the neoliberal norm.” Professor Honor …

by Future U/ June 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “A Society Without Grounding in Ethics, Self-Reflection, Empathy and Beauty Has Lost Its Way”

Says Brian Rosenberg, president emeritus, Macalester College. It’s why higher education–and a liberal arts education, especially–is so important. Read more …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Just One-Third of Recent U.S. Grads Confident That Alma Mater Would Fully Investigate Sexual Assault Reports

Read Gallup survey results and report here.

by Future U/ June 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Reopening Campus Requires Special Measures to Keep the Virus in Check

“Test all students on arrival, then again after one to two weeks, and periodically throughout the semester (though where colleges …

by Future U/ June 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Will Students Pay Full-Price for Full-Time Virtual Ed?

One of the many reasons why more and more colleges/universities are welcoming students to campus this fall is the dicey …

by Future U/ June 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Does Stanford’s ‘Easy Fusion With Big Business’ Explain Faculty Contrarian Views Re COVID-19?

Jeet Heer argues the case in this article from The Nation.

by Future U/ May 31, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Telling Narrative About How Higher Education Uses Its Wealth

Columbia University is the focus of this article co-authored by R.H. Lossin and Lexie Cook. “Columbia has toed an all-too-familiar …

by Future U/ May 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges and Universities NEED to Re-Open for Fall Semester

‘Why’ is a long list–to retain students, to buffer financial shortfalls, and to offer athletics are just a few of …

by Future U/ May 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: New Federal Title IX Regulations. Just How Concerned Should We Be?

‘Very’ writes Harvard professor Jeannie Suk Gersen in The New Yorker. Read why here.

by Future U/ May 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Brewer’s Critique of Major College Football Has Legs

“College football is an unofficial professional sport, profiting off labor paid in scholarships rather than cash, the key operation of …

by Future U/ May 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Needs to Happen for MSU to Offer Campus-Based Education?

Here’s the take from The State News.

by Future U/ May 24, 2020/ MSU, Perspectives/

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/