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NEWS BRIEFS: In 39 States The Highest Paid Public Employee Is A College Coach

Across the country, state by state, major college athletics dominates the public sector’s “highest paid” list. See the list here.

by Future U/ September 22, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Continuing Issues Face Part-Time And Adjunct Faculty

Issues are well know. At issue is doing something. Is there hope? Read Roslyn Fuller’s interpretation here.

by Future U/ September 21, 2016/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Even With Big Subsidies, Lower-Tier Football Teams Need Big Paychecks From Big Schools To Balance Athletic Budgets

Called pejoratively “body-bag games” you can chalk up this practice to the reality context of major college sports. But should it continue? …

by Future U/ September 18, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Penn State’s ‘Daily Collegian’ On PSU’s Decision to Celebrate Joe Paterno

Read the editorial here. Read a commentary from The New York Times. (Cover photo, courtesy NYTs.)

by Future U/ September 17, 2016/ News Briefs, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “I Walked Into A Campus Bookstore Without Books”

Hype-commercialization of the academic book market–coupled with the rise of electronic booksellers, like Amazon.com–is transforming campus bookstores to “campus stores.” Read more …

by Future U/ September 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The “Precariat” And Its Application to Higher Education

Precariat is class of people whose lives lack predictability/financial security. The term applies to many part-time & adjunct faculty members who try to …

by Future U/ September 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Controversy Erupts Over Course Offering at UC Berkeley

From The Guardian: “The University of California, Berkeley has suspended a course dedicated to studying Palestine “through the lens of …

by Future U/ September 16, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Donor Conditions Bring Controversy At Wayne State

Michael and Marian Ilitch (Little Caesar’s Pizza) will give $40 million to the university’s business college. But do the conditions …

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Issued on Tuition Costs at Michigan’s Public Universities

The Michigan League for Public Policy compared tuition costs of a four-year education (tuition) at Michigan’s public universities for students in the …

by Future U/ September 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Dark Money,” the Koch Brothers, and America’s Universities

Read Connor Gibson’s essay (from Academe.blog), a review of Jane Mayer’s book, “Dark Money.” Read it here: “UnKoch My Campus“

by Future U/ September 7, 2016/ Articles, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Interview With Producer & Director of “Starving the Beast,” A New Film on Public Universities

The interview was published in The Washington Post. Read more here. Watch trailer here.

by Future U/ September 2, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are State Budget Cuts Diminishing The So-Called “Public Ivy’s”?

A former trustee speaks out. Read his argument here. What do you think?

by Future U/ August 29, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Civic Studies” In Higher Education?

It would be an important alternative to higher education’s contemporary emphasis on STEM and Entrepreneurship. Why? Harry Boyte elaborates at Moyers and …

by Future U/ August 28, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Forbes’ List of Top 25 Public Universities

Lists are a dime a dozen, but the list of best public universities includes state-supported institutions, including (in the Big Ten) Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. …

by Future U/ August 28, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Billions Stashed Away, State Legislators Ask Questions Of Public Universities

Focus in this The Washington Post article is UVA, but Pitt, Penn St., UNC, Maryland, and Virginia Tech, among others, …

by Future U/ August 27, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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