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NEWS BRIEFS: Canisius College Cuts Faculty Positions, Protest Petition Launched

From CHANGE.ORG: “Canisius is slowly but surely turning into a monstrous creature of higher ed, combining the worst practices of …

by Future U/ July 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: As Teaching Tool in the Face of a Pandemic, Here’s Something Old that Could Become New Again, ‘Sunrise Semester’

Decades ago, CBS and New York University teamed up to bring academic subjects to everyday people, every morning, for 25 …

by Roger Barbee/ July 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Berkley Takes Action To Address Unwelcoming Campus Climate

“It’s known for having the worst campus climate for Black students in the University of California system.” Berkely wants to …

by Future U/ July 20, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: New Book Puts Campus Protests in Perspective

“Campus Uprisings demonstrates the power and value of principled nonviolent activism to provoke change and provides thoughtful strategies to help …

by Future U/ July 19, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “It took COVID-19 to Deliver the Long-Predicted Train Wreck In Financing College Sports”

It’s time to address out-of-control spending in college sports. Columnist Greg Hansen elaborates at Tucson.com.

by Future U/ July 18, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Gap Year’ Has New Meaning for Many High School Seniors

COVID-19 and uneven approaches to collegiate re-opening are bringing renewed attention to the Gap Year option. Read more from the …

by Future U/ July 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In Responding to COVID-19, We Need to be Mindful of “The Culture of the Hallways”

“Posting a list of requirements or expectations for student behavior, plastering the list around campus, and sending emails to parents …

by Roger Barbee/ July 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Letter from A Student’s Parent to the Michigan State University Administration

“It is critically responsible for the administration to identify new risks, publicize those risks to all and, more importantly, allow …

by Future U/ July 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Do College Students Think About Campus Reopening?

In The New Yorker, author Masha Gessen asks: “Who knows what might happen if students were asked to take the …

by Future U/ July 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Amid Financial Crisis, NCAA Abandons National Leadership Role

In the face of the biggest financial crisis to ever hit college sports (caused by COVID-19), the NCAA has decided …

by Frank Fear/ July 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Faculty appeals to UNC system leaders: Don’t risk lives to reopen campuses”

Commentary from July 12 edition of The News and Observer.

by Future U/ July 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “A Semester to Die For”

Nancy Welch is a professor of English, University of Vermont. She writes in Spectre.

by Future U/ July 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: At TIAA, CEO With A $21 Million Salary and ‘A Land Grab’

FROM THE MEDIUM: “TIAA is asking clients to vote by July 10 on a $21 million compensation package for CEO …

by Future U/ July 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Is British-Style Education Answer to COVID-19?

“In the classic tutorial system, students do most of their learning in small sessions that include the professor (or an …

by Future U/ July 9, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fed Policy Limits Options for International Students

“International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely …

by Future U/ July 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/