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“Living Through Crisis At MSU,” with Shari Dann, Natalie Rogers, and Judy Putnam

As with any institutional crisis, what has been happening at MSU is a lived experience–lived by Nassar’s victims and by …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/

“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

The Chronicle’s Audrey Williams June writes: “A new study of the language used by more than 100 colleges in their tenure-and-promotion criteria …

by Future U/ October 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

The comparison is with 2015. Here’s a summary of the findings (from Inside Higher Education).

by Future U/ October 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Marjorie Valbrun from Inside Higher Education: “A record $50 million gift to Saint Louis University gave donors the right to help …

by Future U/ October 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The record shows that higher ed is adjusting to the temperament and preferences of students born in 1995 and following. …

by Future U/ October 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Prof. Michael Stern is suing the school, “accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises …

by Future U/ October 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

A good (even superior) return on endowment investments says nothing about these questions: In what is a university investing? In …

by Future U/ October 4, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

It’s a good question to ask–of others and yourself. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt says why in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

The findings reveal a sobering picture. Forty schools employed NO full-time Black instructors. At 44% of America’s public institutions, there …

by Future U/ October 2, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Karen Herzog: “The university lost about 15 percent of its faculty since fall 2014…. Since 2010…UWM has lost 18.5 percent of …

by Future U/ October 1, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It’s no secret that many universities use sports to build a reputation. The University of Louisville may be the best …

by Future U/ September 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

What’s the issue? Title IX. The current administration wants to change the Title IX protocol. About 61k commenters supported the …

by Future U/ September 29, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/