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PERSPECTIVES: Professor on the “Hanky-Panky in Lansing”

On the MSU-Simon golden handshake: “If there ever was a need for a good example of college governance reform, this …
by Future U/ August 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Undergrads At This School Have A Median Family Income of $154k. What’s It Like For Limited-Resource Students?

That school is the University of Michigan and the income profile among its undergraduate is the highest among all ‘highly …
by Future U/ August 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: The Case for Paying More Attention To Pre-Tenure Faculty

Anybody who has been through the tenure process and has mentored junior faculty knows that this article is spot on. …
by Future U/ August 1, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Private Liberal Arts Colleges Keep Grabbing Students

“Today, the most selective liberal arts colleges such as Williams and Amherst rank among the nation’s most sought-out and wealthiest …
by Future U/ July 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Author Says Collegiate Sports Should Conform to International Standards

In a recently published article in Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, Prof. Marc Edelman “calls for a bifurcated reform …
by Future U/ July 27, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: What Went Wrong at Southern Cal? What Ails Higher Education?

As one reader wrote in response to William Tierney’s commentary: “Basically, a tiresomely familiar scenario, one that plays out across …
by Future U/ July 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Faculty Have Greater Say In Collegiate Management & Directions? (commentaries)

Professor Samuel J. Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College, makes the case in Inside Higher Education. Kathryn Blanchard, Alma College, isn’t quite …
by Future U/ July 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “He’s Telling…(mistruths) [and] (truths)…About Higher Ed!

“He” is Joseph Epstein, lecturer emeritus, Northwestern U. Epstein wrote a controversial op-ed recently in The Wall Street Journal. Among …
by Future U/ July 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: The Economic Skinny on ‘Tuition-Free’ Public Higher Ed

The analysis is courtesy of David Deming, Kennedy School, Harvard University. Read more from The New York Times.
by Future U/ July 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Stop Treating Community Colleges Like Ugly Stepsisters’ (commentary)

Says Michelle Singletary. Read more from The Telegram.
by Future U/ July 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Colleges as Political Playthings’

The example is the University of South Carolina, but the sobriquet applies broadly. Read more at Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ July 20, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “University Leadership That Doesn’t Try To Remold Us Into Something We Should Never Be” (commentary)

Professor David McKinnon speaks out. He writes about SUNY Stony Brook, but his commentary speaks broadly to ills in higher …
by Future U/ July 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Reading is Fundamental, Even for Revenue-Generating Athletes

Headline: “Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders” CNN’s Sarah Ganim investigates. Read more here.
by Future U/ July 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Healthiest Presidential Searches Are Open’ (commentary)

“Presidential searches constitute a moment in the life of an institution in which confidence is at a premium…  And true …
by Future U/ July 8, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: NCAA Serves Member Institutions First, Athletes Second (commentary)

“The NCAA, an organization created by university presidents to represent their best athletic interests, is now a cartel with members …
by Future U/ July 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
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