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PERSPECTIVES: Those Women’s Studies Graduates Can’t Get Jobs. Right? (Wrong!)

Pesky data get in the way of beliefs. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is College As Expensive As You Think?

While many parents and students don’t pay full price, many believe they will. Here’s a real-price calculator.

by Future U/ April 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Muzzling Speech Works Against The Muzzler”

Catherine Rampell believes it’s true. Read her provocative essay from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: USC Faculty Organize In Opposition to Trump Policies

“It’s a wake-up call…. There’s a renewed sense of urgency and activism….,” Estela Bensimon, Univ. of So. Cal. Read more …

by Future U/ April 17, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Family Income And Children’s College-Going Chances, What’s The Connection?

What’s the connection? Make a prediction and then compare your take to actual data. It’s from The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Economic Diversity At Your College Or University: Where Does It Stand?

Find the answer at this interactive feature published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Outgoing Stanford Provost Writes About “The Threats From Within” Higher Ed

Here is John Etchemendy’s essay, reprinted from Today’s Academe.

by Future U/ April 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Fake News,” A College Teaching Opportunity In Media Literacy

Read how professors are converting the fake news epidemic to academic advantage. (The Washington Post)

by Future U/ April 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Proposed Federal Education Budget Hurts Low-Income College Students

Read the analysis published by The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FRIDAY FORUM: “U.S. Militarism and Higher Education: Following the Money and the Global War on Terror” with Terry Link and David Wiley

  Sponsored by FutureU, join Terry Link and David Wiley in a conversation about the connection between U.S. militarism and …

by Future U/ April 12, 2017/

PERSPECTIVES: Report On The Status Of The Professoriate

The report was published by The American Association of University Professors. Note: Part-time faculty members comprise the majority of America’s …

by Future U/ April 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Dearth Of Faculty Openings Plague New Ph.D.’s

Here’s a reprint of an article that was published last year in The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

WELCOME TO FUTURE U — What is Neoliberalism?

Neoliberalism’s major tenets include “the market” predominates; public expenditures for social services should be cut; government regulations should be reduced; …

by Future U/ April 9, 2017/ Welcome To FutureU/

PERSPECTIVES: Do Faculty Become Radical With The Award of Tenure?

In most cases, says Michael Yates, the answer is no. Read his take (from Counter Punch).

by Future U/ April 9, 2017/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism & Public Higher Education

By Rubén Martinez, Janice Beecher & Stephen Gasteyer

by msuspartan/ April 8, 2017/ Welcome To FutureU/