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PERSPECTIVES: Getting a Handle on College Costs

From CHANGE.ORG: “The US has one of the highest average college tuitions in the world and is one of the …
by Future U/ January 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in the Box, University of Michigan?

Headline from Michigan Advance: “Boxes of sealed papers from an influential anti-immigrant activist have been stored at U of M …
by Future U/ January 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

College Sports Has a Shadow Side

Not far from the crowds, cheers, and all of the excitement that goes along with major college sports, there’s something …
by Frank Fear/ January 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: This Program Prepares Deserving Students for College

The Edgewood Village Scholars Program.
by Future U/ January 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Sports Illustrated Lays Bare Institutional Failures in College Sports

“College sports have been a hypocritical enterprise for a long time; any sober assessment of the last half-century reached that …
by Future U/ December 31, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Here’s the Link Between Neoliberalism and Mental Health

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith: “Perhaps most important to remember in all of this is that the system is not broken. It’s working …
by Future U/ December 28, 2020/ Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Student Debt Forgiveness Should Help the Neediest First

An editorial position by the LA Times Editorial Board. But “ultimately, the answer lies in preventing crushing debt in the …
by Future U/ December 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “I Definitely Don’t Know Where I Would Be Without the Program”

Says Austin Brown, a participant in The Edgewood Village Scholars Program. Learn more about the program in this article authored …
by Future U/ December 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Words Are Power, To Be Used Wisely

The backdrop… A local independent school is encouraged to include more literature in its curriculum that reflects the Black experience. …
by Roger Barbee/ December 22, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Universities Keep Saying they Defend Free Speech, But….”

The eerie case of a student, an Australian university, and China. Read more from LA TImes.
by Future U/ December 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Teaching Effort Featured in ‘Inside Higher Education’

Bravo, Terry Link, Laura DeLind and colleagues! Read more here.
by Future U/ December 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Music as an Agent of Change

For social activists, music is an anthem for change.
by Future U/ December 10, 2020/ Perspectives, Society, Video/

A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late

As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …
by Roger Barbee/ November 26, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Coalition Calls on Pres-Elect Biden to Cancel Student Debt

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “A coalition of 236 mostly progressive groups, including close allies like the American Federation of Teachers …
by Future U/ November 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Coalition Responds to New Book by Charles Koch

Led by UnKoch My Campus, coalition members invite the public to sign a letter calling out the impact of Koch’s …
by Future U/ November 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
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