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PERSPECTIVES: Students Seek Alternatives to Mainstream Higher Education

Molly Worthen writes: “The proliferation of programs…will push mainstream universities to recover the moral component of their mission, and to …

by Future U/ June 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Meritocracy Under Seige? Then, Again, What’s Meritorious?

Who, exactly, are ‘the winners?’ And what is the price of getting ahead and achieving? If it’s accomplished “without reference …

by Future U/ June 25, 2019/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Researchers Release Report on Impact of State Funding Declines on Higher Education

Professor Bound, et al. found differential impacts by institutional type. They write: “First, public research universities may be unable to …

by Future U/ June 24, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Crony Capitalism Under the Guise of Philanthropy at University of Tulsa

Professor Jacob Howland is McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. His article appeared in The Nation.

by Future U/ June 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Hires Law Firm To Investigate Nassar Handling

It’s the second time that the university has committed resources to study what happened and how. Michigan Attorney General Dana …

by Future U/ June 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of California Addresses Admissions Fraud

The safeguards “include stronger verification of claims on students’ applications, reviews of potential links between donors and applicants, and stricter …

by Future U/ June 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Tax Law Has Implications for Collegiate Philanthropy

Tax benefits from philanthropy come by way of itemizing, and 90% of filers last year didn’t. Higher ed could see …

by Future U/ June 20, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education’s ‘Competition Fetish”

Professor Rajani Naidoo: “The competition fetish produces the conviction that ‘there is no alternative.'” It’s the business of higher education, the …

by Future U/ June 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Election 2020 Looming, ‘Free’ College is on the Political Radar

Eighteen of the 23 Democratic candidates have announced support for tuition-free higher education (in one form or another). Twenty states …

by Future U/ June 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Corruption of Higher Education

Without repentance—mea culpa ringing across the sector—followed by a shift to progressive leadership (an approach that embraces authenticity, transparency, and …

by Frank Fear/ June 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: University Administrator, “Competition in Higher Ed is a Fetish”

While it’s the predominant fashion in higher education today, it aims “is little more than competition for its own sake,” …

by Future U/ June 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Throws Shade At Rising College Graduation Rates

“Collectively, student characteristics, institutional resources, and institution attended do not explain much of the change,” write Jeffrey T. Denning, Eric R. Eide, …

by Future U/ June 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Same Old Story, At U. of Houston This Time–Who Know What and When?

UH’s women’s soccer players experienced a serious health situation. Investigative reporting shows U officials knew and didn’t respond.

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

PERSPECTIVES: What Happened to an Affordable College Education?

Professor Lawrence Wittner comments. Read more from LA Progressive.

by Future U/ June 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Urges Congress To “Fix College Sports”

Issued by The Drake Group    NEW HAVEN, CONN. – Like many interested parties, The Drake Group was underwhelmed by the …

by Future U/ June 12, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/