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PERSPECTIVES: Public Higher Ed is ‘All-In’ on Out-of-State Students

There aren’t enough in-state students to go around, and that gives out-of-state students an advantage in the enrollment battle among …

by Future U/ August 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

When It Comes to Money, College Sports is a Two-Tier System

It’s not a sports story. It’s a public policy problem. Here’s why.

by Frank Fear/ August 20, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor

by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Undergrads At This School Have A Median Family Income of $154k. What’s It Like For Limited-Resource Students?

That school is the University of Michigan and the income profile among its undergraduate is the highest among all ‘highly …

by Future U/ August 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

How Many ‘Independents’ Are There in America?

Is ‘Independent’ really America’s political affiliation of choice? It’s a dicey question.

by Frank Fear/ August 1, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “University Leadership That Doesn’t Try To Remold Us Into Something We Should Never Be” (commentary)

Professor David McKinnon speaks out. He writes about SUNY Stony Brook, but his commentary speaks broadly to ills in higher …

by Future U/ July 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. of Alaska Reeling After Budget Cuts

“The 41% budget cut to the university continues to harm us every day,” University of Alaska President James R. …

by Future U/ July 18, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. South Carolina Faculty Senate Takes Stand Re Presidential Search Process

“Amid an increasingly chaotic search for a new president, the University of South Carolina’s Faculty Senate sharply rebuked the Board …

by Future U/ July 15, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Detroit Foreclosure Notices Linked to University of Michigan Investment

“U-M regents meeting minutes do not explain why the university, which has an $11.9 billion endowment, invested in Detroit real estate …

by Future U/ July 14, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Group Takes Swipe at Michigan State

Investigative Reporters and Editors, the largest organization of investigative reporters, awarded MSU its 2019 “Golden Padlock” award. The award “is …

by Future U/ June 29, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Hey, Chancellor, Where Did You Hide the Money?”

For Cal State is was $1 billion. Investigators found it. “By failing to disclose this surplus, the Chancellor’s Office has …

by Future U/ June 27, 2019/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Researchers Release Report on Impact of State Funding Declines on Higher Education

Professor Bound, et al. found differential impacts by institutional type. They write: “First, public research universities may be unable to …

by Future U/ June 24, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Election 2020 Looming, ‘Free’ College is on the Political Radar

Eighteen of the 23 Democratic candidates have announced support for tuition-free higher education (in one form or another). Twenty states …

by Future U/ June 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida State University To Privatize Athletics

The move will shield athletics from public records requests. Read more from The Orlando Sentinel. Read one commentary here.

by Future U/ June 11, 2019/ News Briefs, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Millennials’ Shocking Financial State

From WaPo: “Millennials are doing far worse financially than generations before them…with an average net worth below $8,000, a new …

by Future U/ June 3, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/