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PERSPECTIVES: When A College Admits A Mistake

It’s Cal-Irvine. Here’s why. Here’s how UCI responded. Here’s a reaction from The New York Times.

by Future U/ August 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Free Tuition” Will Help Students Complete Their Degrees

“Around 36 million American adults, or 21% of 25- to 64-year-olds, have started but did not graduate.” Read more in this opinion …

by Future U/ August 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: While Science Advances, The Humanities ….

“When the humanities desert their mission and ally themselves with progress, they become dangerous adjuncts to ideological agendas,” writes Dean …

by Future U/ August 1, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is Higher Ed Spending Too Much On Administration?

The issue is explored in “How Much Is Too Much?” This report was issued recently by The American Council of …

by Future U/ July 31, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are Republicans Right About The Impact Of Colleges On The U.S.?

A majority of Republicans surveyed recently believe that colleges & universities have a negative impact on the nation. Do they? …

by Future U/ July 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is AAUP Losing Its Bite?

From The Chronicle: “The AAUP maintains a list of college administrations that it has censured to pressure them (and higher …

by Future U/ July 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Expanding The Definition of “Predatory College”

They are only for-profit tech schools, right? But if you apply criteria used commony to identify predatory programs (cost and …

by Future U/ July 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Point-Counterpoint — Contemporary Relevance Of ‘Neoliberalism’

Jonathan Chait as published in The New Yorker. Mike Konczal as published in Vox.

by Future U/ July 24, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Recapturing The Public University, A Manifesto

“An alternative (to today’s administered university) is a public university, more akin to a socially-engaged knowledge commons than to a corporation.” …

by Future U/ July 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Education Should Deliver Us From Racism And Trumpism. Does It?

This provocative essay, written by Prof. Emeritus Walter Moss, was published recently in LA Progressive.

by Future U/ July 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: That Weak Expression Called “Academic Governance”

“Senate meetings don’t really engage faculty members in a lot of deliberation for action.” Read more from The Chronicle of Higher …

by Future U/ July 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Engagment Is Problematic For Some Scholars

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom blogs about the perils associated with “academic micro-celebrity.” Read her take here.

by Future U/ July 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: New Book Decries “Zombie Leadership” In Contemporary Higher Education

John Smyth’s new book refers to neoliberal-infused approaches that should be dead, but keep coming to back to life — …

by Future U/ July 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Time To Disrupt The NCAA

Why? How? Read more here.

by Future U/ July 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Some Americans View The College Experience Negatively

There are stark differences by political party preference. Read more here. College is bad for the country

by Future U/ July 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/