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PERSPECTIVES: States to Public Universities, “Show Us You’re Worth It”

It’s the new legislative mantra: funding is tied to worth. Read Pew for an analysis.

by Future U/ January 4, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: It Costs to Look Good In College Athletics

Here is USA Today’s feature on the high cost of facilities development. Over 60% of WMU athletics is subsidized, but …

by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Who’ll Win The College Playoff? Oh, It’s Not About Football

Welcome to the never-ending saga of “your money we want.”

by Future U/ December 28, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Rich-Poor Divide in Today’s Higher Education

It has always been a problem and it’s still a problem. When does a right become a luxury? Read more here.

by Future U/ December 23, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In 2014, 48 Universities Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars — On Athletic Facilities

The Washington Post series on collegiate sports’ arms race focuses on $ for athletic facilities.

by Future U/ December 22, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Student Activists Compel Change at the Univ. of California

From The Daily Nexus: UC sold ~$25 million of indirect investments after the Afrikan Black Coalition, encompassing UC’s nine Black Student Unions, made public …

by Future U/ December 19, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Did Academic Freedom Cross a Line?

A case at Florida Atlantic U. raises questions about if and when the right to inquiry conflicts with “common decency.”

by Future U/ December 18, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Missouri Bill Seeks to Restrict Free Speech, Compromise Democracy

Two Missouri legislators introduced a bill in response to athletes’ activism at the University of Missouri. Read Kevin Blackistone’s commentary here.

by Future U/ December 17, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Candidate Sanders Urges CUNY Faculty Salary Increase

From The New York Times: “Roughly 25,000 CUNY faculty and professional staff members have been without a contract since 2010, …

by Future U/ December 17, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Article on the Presidential Appointment at the University of Iowa (from AAUP)

EVERY faculty member in America should read this analysis. Sobering….

by Future U/ December 10, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: In College … Homeless, Hungry

Read SARA GOLDRICK-RAB and KATHARINE M. BROTON’s NYTs Op Ed about a terrible issue that needs to be addressed: no …

by Future U/ December 8, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Care About Tenure?

Caroline Levine, English chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, answers the question. Read her eloquent response here.

by Future U/ December 3, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How to Run a Public University

Mark Funkhouser, former KC mayor, offers interesting (and provocative) observations. He make this point: “The lands granted by the federal Morrill …

by Future U/ December 3, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: National College Enrollment Rates Dropping for Lower-Income Students

In a disturbing trend, data show that college enrollment rates are dropping. Especially troubling is what’s happening to those who …

by Future U/ November 26, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition Launched to Oust U. of Akron President

From change.org this article outlines a litany of reasons the public should support an effort to oust UA President Scott Scarborough.

by Future U/ November 23, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/