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PERSPECTIVES: Where Does Higher Education Need To Go?

Jeff Selingo and colleagues have written a new report entitled, The Future(s) of Higher Education. In it, they identify five models …

by Future U/ October 29, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Everybody Loses When Public Higher Ed “Tries To Be All Things To All People”

Mission drift causes colleges and universities to offer programs that extend beyond their founding mandates. Here’s an interpretation with focus …

by Future U/ October 28, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Leverage A University Brand For Self-Interested Advocacy

Enter the Koch-funded Center for Growth and Policy at Utah State University. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 26, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How A School Became ‘The University of Nike’

Here’s an excerpt (from Pacific Standard) of Joshua Hunt’s new book, University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education. It’s …

by Future U/ October 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Political Patronage 2018: Gubernatorial Appointments To Public University Boards

“Thank you!” said outgoing MI governor, Rick Snyder. Snyder expressed gratitude by appointing a number of his political allies to …

by Future U/ October 21, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: 49 Years Ago Today A Protest Never Happened at U Wyoming. It Made History.

It involved a group of Wyoming football players, who became known as “The Black 14.” Read the story and watch …

by Future U/ October 18, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Transparency and Trust Are Essential To Our Mission,” George Mason Calls For More Faculty Involvement, Openness In Gift Agreements

New policies emerge from a review of philanthropy at GMU. Read more here. It’s from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ October 13, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Koch Foundation Gave $49 Million To Higher Ed In 2016 (Associated Press)

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Auburn Prof Tackled For Questioning Football Players’ Academic Choices

Prof. Michael Stern is suing the school, “accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises …

by Future U/ October 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Candidates In Review

NEWS BRIEFS: USC Issues 50-State Report On Public 4-Year Schools & The Status of Black Students

The findings reveal a sobering picture. Forty schools employed NO full-time Black instructors. At 44% of America’s public institutions, there …

by Future U/ October 2, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UW-Milwaukee Finally Has a Balanced Budget, But The U Is Losing Faculty and Students

Karen Herzog: “The university lost about 15 percent of its faculty since fall 2014…. Since 2010…UWM has lost 18.5 percent of …

by Future U/ October 1, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Mystery Question of the Year: How Did The MSU Board Survive?

The Atlantic takes a deep dive to answer. Read Caroline Kitchener’s take.

by Future U/ September 28, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Student-Athletes Provide Input Re Presidential Search

“Transparency, trustworthiness, collaboration, having a clean background, being approachable, being accessible and being active were all qualities and characteristics mentioned …

by Future U/ September 19, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Cal Poly SLO Announces New Program To Support Limited-Income Students

Years in the making, the new program will open doors that had been closed previously.

by Future U/ September 15, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/