Society Archive

PERSPECTIVES: American Public, University Presidents Differ Significantly on ‘Free Tuition’

From Pew Research Center: “Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor …

by Future U/ March 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: For This Collegiate Athletic Association, It’s Sports as Usual

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association needs to be called out for its callous disregard of public health. Roger Barbee has …

by Future U/ March 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Universities Divest From Fossil Fuels? Sachs Says Yes

Jeffrey Sachs: “Students have pushed university administrators to divest, while administrators have pushed back, lecturing students about the “real world” …

by Future U/ March 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘It’s All About Winning’ as Iona Hires Scandal-Plagued Rick Pitino as Head Basketball Coach

Pat Forde: “Pitino is a coaching genius. He is also a rules compliance disaster…. Iona will own every criticism out …

by Future U/ March 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Big Differences in Biden’s and Sanders’s Higher Ed Plans

Insider Higher Education does a comparison. Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Naomi Klein on Neoliberalism and America’s Politics

“The Democratic Party needs to be either decisively wrested from pro-corporate neoliberals or it needs to be abandoned,” writes Klein …

by Future U/ March 8, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Education, Pathway to Social Mobility?

“I lived in a public housing…because I could no longer afford rent…. I had just quit my $15-an-hour receptionist job …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: UC San Diego Faculty to School Administrators: “Let’s Practice What We Research”

Faculty Task Force urges the university to “slash 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide UCSD puts into the air each year. …

by Future U/ March 3, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money!’ is Clarion Call in Higher Ed Philanthropy

An “arms race” is underway throughout the country for private philanthropy to offset state funding shortfalls. Here is the skinny …

by Future U/ February 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: University President Declares, “College is ‘Increasingly not relevant’

“The value of what we’re doing is being defined externally, and the market is signaling to us that they do …

by Future U/ February 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU’s New Football Coach is African American, and that Makes It a National News Story

Frank Fear: “Hiring an African American head coach is an exception to the rule in major college football. 90% of …

by Future U/ February 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Does ‘Free Public Tuition’ Work for Michigan?

“Michigan ranks 21st in the nation in high school graduation rates, but just 33rd in the percentage of adults with …

by Future U/ February 16, 2020/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Average State of Michigan Grad Leaves College $35k in Debt

“In just five years, the average student loan debt of Michigan college graduates soared 29 percent to an average of …

by Future U/ February 14, 2020/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Stance of this University President Belies Reality of Student Debt in America

Imagine the reactions of students and families with student debt burdens as they read the self-serving spin woven by this …

by Frank Fear/ February 9, 2020/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Why Have We Allowed Public Salaries and Perks of Public Servants to Get So Out of Hand?

It’s time to call out authorities who authorize outrageous payouts.

by Terry Link/ February 6, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/