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PERSPECTIVES: Does ‘Publish or Perish’ Lead to Trivial Pursuits?

“Growing pressure to publish only in elite tier ignores the vital importance of lesser-ranked titles to academia and society,” says Adam Graycar. Read his …

by Future U/ September 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Price of Textbooks, $$$, Yowza!

“The poverty line for a family of three is $20,780…. Assuming textbooks cost…$1,400 a year, that amount represents nearly 7% …

by Future U/ September 2, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Freedom and Librarians: What’s The Connection?

“The tussle is the latest example of a major research university’s struggle to draw the bounds of academic freedom — …

by Future U/ September 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU ‘Cleared’ By NCAA, But What Does That Mean?

It’s jurisdictional, that is, in relation to matters over which the NCAA has oversight. Other bodies, including the U.S. Dept …

by Future U/ August 31, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: College vs. Paycheck?

Rainesford Stauffer, a full-time graduate student, works over 40 hours per week. Read her commentary from The New York Times.

by Future U/ August 31, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fed Proposal Re Campus Sexual Assaults Yields Ire

Here’s the proposal with responses from sexual assault survivors. It’s from the Detroit Free Press.

by Future U/ August 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Launches Petition Drive Re Purdue Global

At issue is forcing faculty to sign a non-disclosure agreement and agreeing to a gag clause. Read more here. Sign the …

by Future U/ August 29, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Another Example Of Whitewashing At MSU

The intended issue of the alumni magazine became something quite different–Whitewashing By Design. Read more in a column by the Lansing …

by Future U/ August 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: More Bad Policies From The U.S. Department of Education

“This is what happens when an administration stocks its agencies with people whose allegiances are to the industries they are …

by Future U/ August 27, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Engler and Board: Bad Combination For Michigan State

“Now, each passing week, Engler is looking more and more like Donald Trump, trafficking in either lies or half-truths or …

by Future U/ August 26, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Analysis Shows Student Debt Situation Is Worse Than Thought

Extensive analysis is from The New York Times. Read more here.

by Future U/ August 25, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Issues Surface About The Purdue-Kaplan Deal

What happens when a major university takes a hard neoliberal turn? Purdue is a case example. Read more from Inside …

by Future U/ August 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Names Presidential Search Committee

“Dianne Byrum, the co-chair of the search committee, said the panel includes no Nassar victims because, to her knowledge, none reached out …

by Future U/ August 23, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Morgantown, A Battle Rages Over Fraternity Oversight

Four frats want to operate independently. The WVU president says no. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ August 22, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When A President Emeritus Speaks Out

“Florida International is at risk of being relegated to ‘third-tier status’ in Florida,” Modesto (Mitch) Maidique wrote. “The university trustees are …

by Future U/ August 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/