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PERSPECTIVES: America’s Higher Ed System is a System of Haves and Have-Nots

“These are public institutions, after all. It is time to remember that Americans have invested in public colleges and universities …
by Future U/ March 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Pandemic Is Sparking Campus Unionization Efforts

“Around 260,100 university employees (14.6 percent of the total workforce) have lost their jobs since February 2020. Staff also make up most …
by Future U/ February 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Condemning Racism Brings Emotional Response at Michigan Tech

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Materials professor Jaroslaw Drelich, who called the resolution “the most hateful and divisive document that was ever …
by Future U/ February 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurray, Grand Valley State!

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …
by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Truth. Beauty. Virtue.

One may criticize truth, beauty, and virtue as dated. But I believe they are timeless. 
by Roger Barbee/ February 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Community College Tuition for Michigan’s Essential Workers with More To Follow

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The program’s been a resounding success — more than 60,000 people signed up in the first two …
by Future U/ February 2, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: COVID Cases in Michigan Are Trending Down, But Not at the State’s Major Universities

Most recent state-level data here, courtesy of The Bridge. Here’s what’s happening at the U of Michigan and Michigan State …
by Future U/ February 1, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Widens Access to Underrepresented Students

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Nearly 139,500 students applied to UCLA for freshman seats, a 28% increase over last year. The …
by Future U/ January 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Graduates Talk about the Edgewood Village Scholars Program

It’s not a government program, and it’s not a non-profit offering either. It’s the product of citizen resolve–The Edgewood Village …
by Frank Fear/ January 28, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Why CUNY Faculty May Strike

Details from The Nation. Read more here.
by Future U/ December 19, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Vermont Will Phase Out Programs in Arts & Letters College

Twelve of the College’s 56 programs will be discontinued. Low enrollment is the reason. “None of UVM’s faculty, students, or …
by Future U/ December 6, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Berkeley’s Brown Reveals Strength of Neoliberalism’s Grip

As Professor Brown puts it, we are living “in the ruins of Neoliberalism.” It’s up to us to change that …
by Frank Fear/ December 4, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Many Colleges and Universities, Not Just Students, Are Debt-Laden

Eleni Schirmer writing in THE NATION: “Just as decreased state funding has caused students to go into debt to cover …
by Future U/ November 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Clemson Sit-In Ends, President Responds to Student Demands

Since October 21, The Students for Survivors Coalition had been participating in a campus sit-in, demanding university resources for victims …
by Future U/ November 2, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

Mother Got My Attention By Saying “Shame on You!”

There’s no place for racist language, especially when it’s uttered by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Shame …
by Roger Barbee/ October 31, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/
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