Future U

PERSPECTIVES: Woe is Higher Ed! The Fight to Save Languages From the Curricular Ax

Fort Lewis College (CO), like so many other lower-tier schools, is eliminating languages in exchange for offering students ‘marketable skills.’ …

by Future U/ February 12, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Where, Oh Where, Is The History Major?

“The reason that students at Yale and places like it can “afford” to major in history is that they have …

by Future U/ February 11, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: These Scholars Support Open Presidential Searches

Professors Wilde and Finkelstein authored this letter to RECLAIM MSU. In it, they share the results of their research work …

by Future U/ February 10, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan St. Faculty Circulate Petition…Again…This Time About Over-the-Top Compensation Package for Dismissed Administrator

Faculty voice exercised about the outrageous contract executed by the Engler administration and MSU Board: “MSU will pay former top …

by Future U/ February 9, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education IS Political!

Inger Bergom and Spencer Piston cite Grinnell College as a case in point. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ February 8, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Young’s Contract, Another MSU Misstep,” Lansing State Journal

Read LSJ’s editorial opinion here.

by Future U/ February 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UM Students Focus On Inequality

Meaghan Wheat and Lauren Schandevel help launch a minor area of study on social class and inequality. Read more here …

by Future U/ February 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What We Know About MSU’s Presidential Search

Not a lot, but what we know is summarized by RJ Wolcott of the Lansing State Journal. Read more here,

by Future U/ February 5, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Union of Concerned Scientists Statement ‘On Attacks to Science’

UCS presents a list of the ways the Trump Administration is attacking science, undermining scientists, and sidelining the use of …

by Future U/ February 4, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Student Debt Crisis Doesn’t End With Retirement

“Graying of American debt,” The NY Fed Reserve calls it. Politico reports that “debt held by borrowers between the ages …

by Future U/ February 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Shakeout in the College Ranks Continues. This Time It’s Hampshire College

Noted author Jon Krakauer comments on the possible closing/merger of his alma mater. It’s from The New York Times.

by Future U/ February 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: No Surprises In Trustee Ferguson’s Profanity-Laced Interview

“I had enough guts and balls to represent the university,” Joel Ferguson told The City Pulse. “Despite attacks, ‘I’m not …

by Future U/ February 1, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dept. of Ed Findings Re MSU & Title IX Violations, “About As Serious As It Gets”

Read a summary interpretation of the report and what it could mean for Michigan State going forward. It’s from ESPN.

by Future U/ January 31, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Engler’s Resignation Letter Is Revealing

“No matter how many warnings Engler was given, his next gaffe was always just around the corner. For as callous …

by Future U/ January 30, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Gubernatorial Preference For Appointing Athletic Booster to Rutgers’ Board Draws Faculty Ire

“Somebody who has been so useful in the sideshow is now promoted into running the place,” said David Hughes, vice …

by Future U/ January 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/