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NEWS BRIEFS: Hey, Prof, Watch What You Say!

“Careful speech” seems to rule the day. Read more in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
by Future U/ June 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Study Estimates Thousands of College Students Are Homeless Or Precariously Housed

Study was conducted by a team headed by Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University. 27.
by Future U/ June 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Heterodox Academy Releases Collegiate Rankings On Exposure To Diversity of Viewpoints

The system evaluates campus climate regarding tolerance for free speech. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 24, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Malcolm Gladwell Takes On Philanthropy That Swells Billion-Dollar University Endowments

Gladwell tweeted (6/15): “If billionaires don’t step up, Harvard will soon be down to its last $30 billion.” Gladwell elaborates in …
by Future U/ June 23, 2017/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Well-Endowed Private Universities Aren’t Private

Tax exemptions and tax deductions are the reason. Read more in this research report from Nexus Research and Policy Center.
by Future U/ June 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: WSJ College Rankings Focus On How Well Schools Blend Research Productivity-Student Engagement

A few technically-focused institutions and several elite liberal arts schools top the list. Many elite private universities and most large …
by Future U/ June 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University Of Michigan Announces Free Tuition Program For Qualifying State Residents

The Go Blue Guarantee will provide 4 years of free tuition for in-state residents. To qualify students/their families must earn …
by Future U/ June 17, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Combatting Neoliberalism In The Age Of Trump

Read Naomi Klein’s powerful essay, published this week in The Nation.
by Future U/ June 15, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: When Free Speech And Chalk Talk Collide

At Kutztown University (PA) a chapter of “Students for Life of America” complained after chalk messages (“Stop abortion” and “Life …
by Future U/ June 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Deacon Blues,” Voice Of A Contingent Faculty Member

Lori Brown, Eastern Michigan University, offers a sobering and evocative perspective on life in today’s Academy. Deacon Blues pdf
by Future U/ June 14, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Editorial Opinion. “Culture Change Needed At Michigan State”

The most telling thing about this editorial opinion is that there’s only one public comment — and it tells the …
by Future U/ June 13, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A College Education Doesn’t Always Improve Critical Thinking Skills

Results of a controversial test reveals spotty results, including a downtrend in students’ skills–from entry to graduation–at some schools. Read …
by Future U/ June 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Student Organizing Is Important

California is the example explored in this feature article published in Truthout. Read more here.
by Future U/ June 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Humanities Majors Down 10% Since 2012

But there is some good news in a report released by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Read more …
by Future U/ June 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: So What About New York’s Plan To Accelerate University-Corporate Parternships?

Despite fanfare, Tax-Free NY has had spotty results. Read more in this article by SUNY-Albany prof. emeritus, Lawrence Wittner.
by Future U/ June 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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