Society Archive

PERSPECTIVES: “Everyone Made Money Off My N.C.A.A. Career, Except Me” (commentary)

“California’s initiative to allow college athletes to profit from their talent is a boon especially for women and competitors in …

by Future U/ October 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer Michigan High School Grads, A Challenge For Michigan’s Regional Universities

How bad is it? How are schools responding? Here’s a new report from The Bridge.

by Future U/ October 6, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Grad Students Aren’t Workers?

Grad students are demanding democracy in the workplace. Read more from Inequity.

by Future U/ October 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed and ‘The Meritocracy,” What’s the Connection?

The New Yorker’s Lewis Menand explores the question in this far-reaching commentary. Read more here.

by Future U/ September 27, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Athlete-Turned-Activist Seeks To Reform College Sports

In 1997, Ramogi Huma and UCLA defensive back Ryan Roques founded a student group to advocate for athletes. Huma has …

by Future U/ September 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Pew Finds Link Between Political Affiliation and Views of Higher Ed

When asked about the connection between higher education and the direction of the U.S., 67% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning Independents …

by Future U/ September 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How ‘Degree Inflation’ Is Fueling the Student Debt Crisis

You’ve no doubt heard it before, “a college degree today is like what a high school used to be.” That’s …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Good Teaching and Good Public Leadership, The Connection

USC’s Prof. Viet Thanh Nguyen offers insightful connections. Read it at the New York Times.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Going Back to College Is a Trend (well, sort of)

It’s going back to school … as in living on campus in retirement. Alma mater wants you back! New York …

by Future U/ September 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Had Evidence in 2014 That Singer Was Up To Something

LA Times: “The first indication of trouble came in a phone call to the school on May 13, 2014. The …

by Future U/ September 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Students Strike for Action on Climate Change … and More

Jamie Margolin is a 17-year-old high school senior, founder of The Zero Hour. Her essay was published in The New York …

by Future U/ September 20, 2019/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Privilege Affects the Public Policy Debate

As the struggle continues to find public policy solutions to the neo-plantation, neo-sweatshop nature of revenue-producing college sports, Tim Tebow …

by Future U/ September 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Student Body President Calls for ‘Transparency and Accountability’

“We hope the university moves toward a culture that promotes transparency, prioritizes accountability and fosters a safe environment,” said Mario …

by Future U/ September 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Unanimous Vote by California Legislators Sets Up Confrontation with NCAA

The NCAA has had time and opportunities to reform America’s college sports system. Instead, the NCAA has focused on building …

by Future U/ September 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In College Affordability, Report Says Most Public Flagship Universities Have Things Upside-Down

Institute for Higher Ed Policy: “Only the relatively wealthiest students can afford to attend most public flagship institutions. IHEP found …

by Future U/ September 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/