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PERSPECTIVES: Possible Federal Policy Reversal Could Enable Comeback Of For-Profit Predatory Colleges

Read this conclusion. It’s from Editorial Board of The New York Times.

by Future U/ March 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Athletes Should Strike The NCAA Final Four

“Without a moral center (the system) careens from one scandal to the next and is rooted in rank exploitation.” Read …

by Future U/ March 22, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: The Claremont Review Of Books, Intellectual Reference Point For “Trumpism”

From The Chronicle, meet Charles R. Kesler, professor, Claremont McKenna College, and editor, The Claremont Review of Books. The New York Times calls …

by Future U/ March 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Recommended Books From FutureU

Good reads at FutureU

by Future U/ March 20, 2017/ Books, Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: What Does Trump Budget Mean For Higher Ed?

Here’s an analysis from The Chronicle of Higher Education. It’s must-reading for higher educators.

by Future U/ March 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Mich State Faculty Sign Letter Saying They Won’t Aid Immigration Officials

The letter was signed by over 700 faculty and staff members. Read more here (from Michigan Radio).

by Future U/ March 18, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: With Public Funding In Jeopardy, Scientists Brace For Worst

Private funding isn’t enough. Read a feature article published in The Atlantic.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Public Higher Ed Might Benefit From Having Georgia On Its Mind

Financial assistance for college completion is a reason. Read more from The NY Times.

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

PRESENTATION: “What Counts: Aligning the Budget with Our Values” with Charles Ballard

This is the first of three discussions. In part one Prof. Charles Ballard will discuss “Budget Policy: What Do We …

by Future U/ March 15, 2017/

PRESENTATION: “Hidden In The Sweatshops: The Human Cost of Nike Athletic Gear” with Sophorn Yang

Sophorn Yang is President of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU) and United Nations Delegate to the Status for …

by Future U/ March 15, 2017/

PERSPECTIVES: I Was Injured During A Campus Protest

She disagreed with a controversial speaker, but agreed to moderate a campus forum. Allison Stanger writes about what happened next.

by Future U/ March 15, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trickle Down Economics, A Reality In Major College Athletics

You can make a ton in college coaching these days … tennis, that is. But in pro-like major college sports, …

by Future U/ March 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Impact of U.S. Travel Ban on Science

Published in Nature, here is one interpretation. nature.2017.21579 (1)

by Future U/ March 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Rutgers Big-Time Athletics Bring Big-Time Deficits

Rutgers is biding time until it gets a full share of Big Ten revenues. Until then its athletic deficit is …

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

PERSPECTIVES: The Disturbing Case of Baylor University

Does a rising athletic tide raise boats? Or can it sink ships? Read one sobering answer in this feature article …

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