Future U

PERSPECTIVES: U.S. Selects Presidential Candidates After Debates, Primaries, & Conventions. University Presidents are Often Selected in Private.

Why? The University of Kentucky’s John Thelin concludes it’s because universities prefer to be run like a business, embrace the …

by Future U/ August 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Higher Ed is ‘All-In’ on Out-of-State Students

There aren’t enough in-state students to go around, and that gives out-of-state students an advantage in the enrollment battle among …

by Future U/ August 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did Michigan State Athletics Violate Title IX Procedures?

On Wednesday, a federal judge denied a motion by MSU to reject a lawsuit filed by a then-MSU student that …

by Future U/ August 21, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

When It Comes to Money, College Sports is a Two-Tier System

It’s not a sports story. It’s a public policy problem. Here’s why.

by Frank Fear/ August 20, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: In ‘The Girls,’ Abigail Pesta Reveals New Info About Nassar’s Predation

Pesta’s book is available at bookstores and vendors nationally. Here are two reviews–from the Washington Post and Vice.

by Future U/ August 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How To Kill the Professoriate (commentary)

In this Chronicle essay, Herb Childress describes what he believes has already happened (and continues to happen) in and to …

by Future U/ August 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: When Higher Ed-Corporate Partnerships Go Too Far (commentary)

Stanford’s Geoffrey Cox asserts that “it will be difficult to claim that higher education is a public good if it …

by Future U/ August 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Many College Students Experience This Draconian Bargain

What is it? It’s accumulating student debt without earning a degree. According to The National Student Clearinghouse, 25% of students …

by Future U/ August 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor

by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Is Ethnic Studies in California’s Future at High School & College Levels?

Proposed for high schools students and students enrolled at Cal State universities, “at its core, supporters say, ethnic studies classes …

by Future U/ August 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

FRIDAY FORUM: “Getting Down to Business: How Neoliberalism is Eroding the Democratic Mission of K-12 Public Education” With Dr. Susan Santone

With the goal of preparing educated and engaged citizens, public schooling has long been a cornerstone of a democratic society. …

by Future U/ August 13, 2019/