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PERSPECTIVES: Budget Problem? The Most Selective Colleges Have Average Budget Surplus of $140 Million Dollars

One way to spend that money: provide more financial assistant to low-income students. Read this analysis from The Hechinger Report.

by Future U/ June 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The most telling thing about this editorial opinion is that there’s only one public comment — and it tells the …

by Future U/ June 13, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Results of a controversial test reveals spotty results, including a downtrend in students’ skills–from entry to graduation–at some schools. Read …

by Future U/ June 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Essay written by Laurie L. Patton, president, Middlebury College. It’s from The Wall Stree Journal.

by Future U/ June 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Case in point is Harvard University. Read about it in this feature article from The Nation.

by Future U/ June 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

California is the example explored in this feature article published in Truthout. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It’s from an interview published in The Nation.

by Future U/ June 6, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Despite fanfare, Tax-Free NY has had spotty results. Read more in this article by SUNY-Albany prof. emeritus, Lawrence Wittner.

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

“Higher ed as a public good is being supplanted by a market-based ideology that views education as a commodity.” WaPo article includes the …

by Future U/ June 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

University presidents aren’t monarchs. Read this thoughtful essay written by Jack Stripling. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Her graduation address focused on the challenges ahead. Read more in this piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 1, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

Thoughtful, informative, compelling…. Read more here.

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

It’s a sad commentary about what’s supposed to be a social institution serving the public good. Read more from The …

by Future U/ May 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Taking responsibility — individually and collectively — is a pathway to personal responsibility and citizenship. In college call it “student …

by Future U/ May 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

That competition, with behaviors that often push against longstanding practices, is especially keen among liberal arts colleges. Learn more here.

by Future U/ May 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/