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PERSPECTIVES: “Wealthy Donors Transform Higher Education in their Own Image”

“The denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina is not an isolated incident, but rather …

by Future U/ June 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academics Author/Sign ‘Statement of Concern’ About ‘Threats to American Democracy’

“It is not just our venerated institutions and norms that are at risk—it is our future national standing, strength, and …

by Future U/ June 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Population Growth in College Towns Has Implications

Sarah Vowell in the New York Times: We’re “going to need more waitresses and bike mechanics, not fewer. Where are …

by Future U/ June 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “If I Had a Son or Daughter in College Today, I Would be Worried.”

Higher education assailed recently in two LTEs published in the same edition of a metropolitan newspaper.

by Future U/ May 31, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Fight for the Soul of the U California System … Is a Fight for State Universities Across America

Kudos, LA Times Editorial Board. We applaud your stance

by Future U/ May 29, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Success’ Requires More than Free Tuition

“Walking-through-the-door access doesn’t solve higher education’s biggest challenge — namely, boosting the number of community college students who graduate or …

by Future U/ May 25, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: 70,000 Apply for Michigan’s Tuition-Free Community College Program

120,000 front-line workers applied for a separate tuition-free program, bringing the total number of applicants to 190,000. Read more from …

by Future U/ May 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Colleges and Universities are not Sites of Liberal Indoctrination”

Professor Brandon Jett: “Instead of attacking institutions, let’s promote and invest in them.” Read more here.

by Future U/ May 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U Michigan Goal — Carbon Neutral by 2040

Wolverines are the sixth Big Ten university to make a carbon-neutral pledge. Maryland, Ohio State, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Illinois are …

by Future U/ May 22, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Where You Go to College That Matters?

Yale’s Daniel Markovits writes in The Atlantic: “Because education, like aristocratic rank, is a positional good, the most elite educations …

by Future U/ May 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Land-Grant Universities Can Fight Racial Injustice

Ohio State Prof Stephen M. Gavazzi writing in ‘Inside Higher Education’: “If predominantly white land-grant universities are serious about taking …

by Future U/ May 8, 2021/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network

UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …

by Future U/ May 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Student College Enrollment

David Jesse (Detroit Free Press) summarizes the findings in this article about what researchers found in Kalamazoo, MI (The Kalamazoo …

by Future U/ May 6, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania

The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …

by Future U/ May 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Athletics-Related Eruption (again), This Time at LSU

FROM ESPN: Seven women allege “a conspiracy” by the defendants to keep them quiet and “deprive them of their constitutional …

by Future U/ April 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/