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PERSPECTIVES: An Interview With Steve Mims, Director, “Starving The Beast”

“Higher ed as a public good is being supplanted by a market-based ideology that views education as a commodity.” WaPo article includes the …
by Future U/ June 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eschewing A Loyalty Pledge (per Comey) Applies In Higher Ed, Too

University presidents aren’t monarchs. Read this thoughtful essay written by Jack Stripling. It’s from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
by Future U/ June 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Budget Cuts Hit Eastern And Central Michigan Universities

There will be staff impacts. Read more from The Detroit Free Press.
by Future U/ May 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Colleges Spend Too Much $$$ Competing With Each Other — Cut Costs Instead

It’s a sad commentary about what’s supposed to be a social institution serving the public good. Read more from The …
by Future U/ May 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges … Involve Students In Addressing Campus Issues

Taking responsibility — individually and collectively — is a pathway to personal responsibility and citizenship. In college call it “student …
by Future U/ May 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The American Dream And America’s Colleges And Universities

Here’s the 3rd annual report on college access published by the NYT’s. It looks at the number of lower- and …
by Future U/ May 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Women Bear Brunt Of College Debt

Two-thirds of the $1.3 trillion dollars in outstanding college loans nationally are borne by women. Read more.
by Future U/ May 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Campus Turmoil Can Affect Undergraduate Enrollment

The case in point is University of Missouri, Columbia. Read more in this feature article from The Chronicle of Higher …
by Future U/ May 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Collegiate Dilemma, Maintaining Program Quality While Increasing Grad Rates

It’s more easily said than done, especially when state legislators are putting pressure on public schools to increase graduation rates. …
by Future U/ May 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trump-DeVos Education Platform Takes “Public” Out Of Public Education

The draft platform–if enacted as national policy–will change the landscape of K-16 public education. Read details at The Washington Post.
by Future U/ May 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Pick A College Major

Data show that many of the seemingly least attractive majors (from an immediate ROI perspective)–like social work and education–may pay …
by Future U/ May 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fed Legislators Push New College Accountability Bill

In a bipartisan effort, legislators want to publish student outcomes data for America’s colleges and universities. Read more from The …
by Future U/ May 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Do College Protests Go Too Far?

Is Bethune-Cookman an example? Read this commentary published recently in USAToday.
by Future U/ May 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What New York Can Learn From Tennessee’s Tuition Assistance Program

Enrollment is up by 33% & Fed student loan debt is down in TN because of The Tennessee Promise, the …
by Future U/ May 15, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tennessee Passes Campus Free Speech Bill

It’s the most comprehensive campus free speech legislation enacted by a state legislature. Read more from the Foundation for Individual …
by Future U/ May 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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