Public Higher Ed Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Are Universities Responsible Persons?

If institutions can have the rights of persons, shouldn’t they be subject to corresponding responsibilities? Read more in The Huffington …

by Future U/ August 13, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did Maryland’s Football Culture Contribute To A Player’s Death?

The football culture at College Park has been called “toxic.” Read more from ESPN.

by Future U/ August 12, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “He’s Just The Guy For The Job!” (Not Really)

Jared Kushner and higher education policy? That’s no match. Inside Higher Ed has the story.

by Future U/ August 11, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Public Or Private? Will Michigan Reveal Its Endowment Investments?

While the decision is up-in-the-air, UM Regents have taken steps to move in a non-public direction. Read more from The …

by Future U/ August 5, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Increase in State Funding, Penn State Will Freeze In-State Tuition

Read details from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

by Future U/ July 29, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Story Behind The Highest Paid Public University President

Unprecedented success and controversy have become Louisville’s storyline. Here’s one reason why. Dan Bauman has details at The Chronicle of …

by Future U/ July 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Education Became Neoliberal

Written by economist Andrew Seal, the University of New Hampshire, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Backs Engler, “Doing A Good Job Administratively”

Read more in a just-published article by The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling.

by Future U/ June 22, 2018/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How An Extension Director Helped Address A University’s Undergraduate Enrollment Dip

The Chronicle’s Sarah Brown investigated the negative post-protest scenario at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She discovered Marshall Stewart’s role in helping …

by Future U/ June 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Spotlight Shines On University Of Michigan’s Endowment Investment Practices

This article from Inside Higher Education is based on investigative reporting done by the Detroit Free Press.

by Future U/ June 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “United Shades of America” Features Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The program, which aired originally on CNN on Sunday night, June 3, will be re-broadcast at 11p (Eastern) on Sat., …

by Future U/ June 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Most Michigan’s Universities Face Financial Pressure From Enrollment Pressures

From The Free Press: “In 2008, there were 123,600 high school grads, according to state data. In 2018, the number …

by Future U/ June 2, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Have The Educated Elite Failed America?

David Brooks thinks so. Read more at The New York Times.

by Future U/ May 29, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Daniel Howes On MSU’s Plight

FROM THE DETROIT NEWS: “Michigan State desperately needs to overhaul its leadership culture, a necessarily self-critical exercise that will be …

by Future U/ May 25, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Rutgers-Newark There’s An Honors College That Honors ‘Grit’

“While academic skill matters in determining who gets selected, the emphasis is on these students’ resiliency, their drive to learn …

by Future U/ May 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/