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PERSPECTIVES: The ‘Death’ of Education

W.J. Astore writes: “Nowadays, education in America is about…learning for the sake of earning, i.e. developing so-called marketable skills that …

by Future U/ April 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

At Yale, “families with household incomes of less than $65,000 are not expected to contribute any funds to pay for …

by Future U/ April 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“It’s a lot of game-playing that suggests the former governor doesn’t quite grasp the gravity of this situation, a posture …

by Future U/ April 16, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

“UCLA — USC’s less deeply implicated rival to the west — has a history itself of accepting students through its …

by Future U/ April 15, 2019/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“For black male student-athletes to be given special consideration in admissions processes at elite universities, they actually have to be …

by Future U/ April 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Andaluna Borcila, Stephen Gasteyer, Juliet Guzzetta, Sandra Logan, Joyce Meier, and Filomena Nunes are members of the Mich St. U …

by Future U/ April 10, 2019/ Perspectives/

“If adjuncts were birds, they would be fighting the drag of the air, exerting bursts of energy again and again …

by Future U/ April 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

And that’s exactly the route taken by UNC professor Jay Smith. Academic fraud at UNC spanned years and enabled thousands …

by Future U/ April 4, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“The divide between rich and poor students could hardly be more vivid than it is at U.S.C., where the children …

by Future U/ April 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Terry Link offers a progressive perspective in this critique of head coaching salaries at America’s major universities. Read more from …

by Future U/ April 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“College sports has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry where everyone’s getting rich except the students actually doing the work. …

by Future U/ March 31, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

In the college classroom, no less, where there’s typically stiff competition for grades. Dan Berrett has more. It’s from The …

by Future U/ March 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Here’s a thoughtful rationale, published recently by Governance. Take heed deans, provosts, presidents, and board members.

by Future U/ March 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“Our research shows that 25 percent of all students attending colleges in the two highest tiers of selectivity (about 200 …

by Future U/ March 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“Outstanding student loan debt at the end of last year was $1.5 trillion. Education debt ranks second in consumer debt …

by Future U/ March 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/