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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/

PERSPECTIVES: Comprehensive View of the Plight of Adjuncts Nationally

Justin Miller of The American Prospect does an excellent job of describing how contingent faculty are managing a life situation defined …

by Future U/ November 23, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Concerns Expressed at Michigan State Regarding Stagnation of Black Studies

Read the article here. Quote from the article: “MSU had 122 black faculty members in the fall of 1994. In …

by Future U/ November 22, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Black Studies Suffering on American Campuses

Black Studies programs are suffering across the country. Here’s a story about the decline.

by Future U/ November 21, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

ARTICLE: High Cost of College Sports at U.S. Public Universities

Informative article published in The Huffington Post about the high cost of college sports–to the public and students–at America’s public …

by Future U/ November 20, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

How Should Public Universities Be Governed?

Read Terry Link’s commentary on a very important question, the question of institutional governance in public higher education. Terry presented …

by Future U/ November 14, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Mizzou President

by Future U/ November 13, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: U. of Colorado Returns Large Gift to Coca-Cola. Read Why.

Why? Buying higher education to support partisan positions. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 10, 2015/ Articles, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: Racial Tensions Nothing New at Mizzou

The sad story, historically, at the state’s flagship institution. Recent actions are related to a history of issues. Story courtesy …

by Future U/ November 10, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: A Private Presidential Search at a Public University

Read about the intolerable situation at Eastern Michigan University.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time for Serious Discussion about Football and Higher Education

Here’s a provocative and timely article–from Trustee Magazine, published by the Association of Governing Boards–about the higher ed-football connection. The author …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Racial Challenges and Student Organizing at Missouri-Columbia

African-American football players have stepped up in response to a series of racially-related incidents on campus. They are asking the …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: CUNY FACULTY PROTEST PAY

No salary increases for 5 years–working without a contract–stimulate protests in a system that serves one of the most diverse …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: How Much is Too Much, Athletics and the University

Athletics is a primary feature in today’s “branded university.” But how much is too much? And who gets to decide …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why It’s Time for Tuition-Free Public Colleges & Universities

America is facing a crisis: a public good has become a private matter. Lawrence Wittner, the author of this piece, …

by Future U/ October 29, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/