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PERSPECTIVES: Colleges “Embed” Staff To Address Student Issues

Does the potential outcome justify the practice? You decide. Read more here.

by Future U/ July 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Are Fewer International Students Studying In The U.S.?

Data show it may depend where institutions are located. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ July 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Data Released On Athletics Spending At Division 1 Public Universities

USAToday reports that spending on aid to college athletes is up 9% from last year, spending on coaching staffs increased …

by Future U/ July 8, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Another Roll Back Proposed By Trump Administration — Sexual Assault Reporting

It’s never right to lo0k the other way. Especially now. Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Chomsky On Philosophy And Social Change In The Era Of Trump

He doesn’t mince words. Read more here from The New York Times.

by Future U/ July 6, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Seeks Change In Student Loan Regs

Proposed changes aren’t benign in an industry (at $1.34 billion outstanding) that exceeds consumer & auto debt combined.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Selingo, “Undergraduate Education Is Broken”

Jeff Selingo’s provocative piece was published recently in The Washington Post.

by Future U/ July 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education And “The Inequality Of Opportunity”

The conversation about income inequality needs to be supplanted by a conversation about the inequality of opportunity. Steven Pearlstein comments.

by Future U/ July 3, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trinity Controversy Perculates Through Higher Education

Read more at Academe Blog.

by Future U/ July 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Might UMich’s Free Tuition Plan Affect Student Performance?

Speculation abounds about the impact of Michigan’s GoBlue Guarantee. Read more here (from The Detroit Free Press.) Readers’ Comments speak …

by Future U/ July 1, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Deans Comment On Higher Education’s Future

Jeff Selingo reports and analyzes the results. It’s from The Front Row.

by Future U/ June 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: University Of The Future Looks Like … ?

Forbes projects an answer. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 29, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hey, Prof, Watch What You Say!

“Careful speech” seems to rule the day. Read more in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Study Estimates Thousands of College Students Are Homeless Or Precariously Housed

Study was conducted by a team headed by Sara Goldrick-Rab, Temple University. 27.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Helping College Students Cope With Failure

Private colleges and universities invest significantly in undergrad students. Here’s one area of investment: helping highly successful students cope with …

by Future U/ June 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/