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PERSPECTIVES: Is British-Style Education Answer to COVID-19?

“In the classic tutorial system, students do most of their learning in small sessions that include the professor (or an …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Ole’ Miss Removes Confederate Statues, Will Build Memorial

Marching through campus with placards, “Abandon the Plans!,” University of Mississippi students “are demanding that the project be halted after …

by Future U/ July 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Newfound Recognition for Change Includes Renaming College Buildings/Programs

“Over the last month, a flurry of colleges has worked to align their recent statements against racial injustice with action …

by Future U/ July 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “College Leaders Will Be Judged By Their Actions”

Professor Johnathan Charles Flowers argues that what Sara Ahmed describes as “image work” (that is, language that portrays an institution as …

by Future U/ July 4, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Soon-to-Be-Published Book Looks at Survivor-Enabler Link

Armies of Enablers (to be published on Sept 1 by the American Bar Association) “focuses on cases of sexual assault …

by Future U/ July 3, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tons of College Aid Money Left on the Table, Students Need Help Finding It

“Students often have little help finding and applying for financial assistance, and miss out on opportunities for affordable higher education.” …

by Future U/ July 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Mounting Faculty Concerns About Fall Semester 2020

At Purdue, “a recent survey completed by more than 7,000 Purdue faculty and staff members and graduate students, for example, …

by Future U/ June 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor Wolff, “Why the Neoliberal Agenda Is a Failure at Fighting Coronavirus”

NEWS BRIEFS: National Survey Says Americans Value Higher Ed, But Believe It Needs to Change

From New America’s 4th annual survey of how Americans evaluate higher ed: “While Americans believe in the value proposition of …

by Future U/ June 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Sports Agent Says “College Players Have a Chance to Realize Their Power”

Donald Yee in The Atlantic: “The players? To put it bluntly, the players are getting screwed. In exchange for their …

by Future U/ June 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Analyzing Institutional Racist Past — Homework for Colleges Across America

Adrianna Kezar, Sharon Fries-Britt, and Lorelle Espinosa: “Too many colleges and universities have not meaningfully addressed their own histories of exclusion, which has deepened …

by Future U/ June 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer Low-Income Students Reserving Spots at Michigan’s Private Colleges

From The Bridge: “Public universities typically don’t release enrollment data until after the fall semester begins, but several private colleges …

by Future U/ June 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Even at Elite Universities, I Was Exposed to the Disease that has Endangered Black Lives for So Long”

Johns Hopkins professor Chris Lebron: “Every day you feel like you’re living with a knee on your neck. It’s a …

by Future U/ June 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In College Football, “We Celebrate the Wrong Values”

Sally Jenkins on college football and universities: “85% of the authorities in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the coaches, athletic directors, …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Congress Should Enact an ‘Academic New Deal’ to Address Precarity in Higher Ed

Greater federal oversight of higher education is also necessary, argue, Alyssa Bowen and William Horne. “University administrators’ efforts to increase …

by Future U/ June 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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