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PERSPECTIVES: Villanova Prof Says Universities Need To Take More Responsibility For Cleaning Up College Sports

Prof. Rick Eckstein concludes that the NCAA gets scapegoated for higher education’s failures. Read his take from Salon. “Universities are …

by Future U/ November 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Read a provocative analysis written by two professors and a department chair. Their work was published in WORLD SOCIAL and …

by Future U/ November 6, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Results from two investment firms are reported by The Wall Street Journal. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Called a “micro-college,” it’s a selective two-year liberal arts associate’s degree program. Read more from The Christian Science Monitor.

by Future U/ November 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Mr. Mercer’s political activism — including protests aimed at university endowments, foundations, and pension funds — has shown signs of taking …

by Future U/ November 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“Deans and industry-watchers have been bracing for a shakeout in business education.” Read more from WSJ.

by Future U/ November 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

The Libre Initiative, undertaken by the Charles and David Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, targets Hispanics in eleven states. Read more from …

by Future U/ November 1, 2017/ News Briefs, Society/

The NCAA president spoke at a meeting of The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 31, 2017/ Public Higher Ed/

UND journalism prof, Mark Trahant, resigned after being told he couldn’t include protest topics in a seminar series on the …

by Future U/ October 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Professor Rubén Martinez elaborates.

by Future U/ October 29, 2017/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Tenure debate is underway. Read more from The Arkansas Times.

by Future U/ October 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

From AAUP

by Future U/ October 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“217 out of 381 top public institutions enrolled a larger share of wealthy students even as they reduced their percentages …

by Future U/ October 26, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Reports were released by The College Board. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

USA Today tracks the data. See this year’s report here.

by Future U/ October 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/