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PERSPECTIVES: Gosh, Golly, There’s a 1% In Higher Education, Too

The stratification system we see in large corporations is pervasive in higher education. Kyle Schmidlin elaborates.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Charles Koch Announces Major Funding for HBCU’s

“The donation will help launch a research center affiliated with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund.” Read more here.

by Future U/ January 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s At Stake With The Corporatization of Higher Education?

“What’s really at stake in the corporatization of academia is the traditional role the university as a repository of culture …

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

PERSPECTIVES: How Faculty Fare Under Neoliberal Administrative Regimes

Not well. Read how and why in Malani Cadambi Daniel’s essay, published in TruthOut.

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

PERSPECTIVES: On Navigating Ideology In The Classroom

    “What Scares Me,” authored by Brian Matzke, Lecturer, University of Michigan. Reprinted from Brian’s blog, From Jeans and …

by Future U/ January 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: My Views On Neoliberalism and Higher Education

“In my view, public research should contribute to the public good.” Written by David Conner, Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Vermont

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

PERSPECTIVE: Joyce Appleby, Important Historian, Passes Away

Joyce Appleby, who wrote extensively on issues associated with republicanism vis-a-vis liberalism, was an important figure in the modern evolution …

by Future U/ January 8, 2017/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College and America’s Economic Divide

“The American economic divide didn’t start with The Great Recession.” Read a new report (below) published by The Georgetown Center …

by Future U/ January 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FACULTY FORUM: Peter Ruark on “Rising Tuition, Weak State Funding, and Accumulating Student Debt”

      Peter Ruark is Senior Policy Analyst with The Michigan League for Public Policy.

by Future U/ January 6, 2017/

PERSPECTIVES: Is It Safe To Study In The U.S.?

Canadian universities experienced an applications surge following the U.S. election. Read more here from The New York Times.

by Future U/ January 6, 2017/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: When University Silence Is Deafening

Why bite a hand that feeds it? Read more here about an American researcher working in the Middle East.

by Future U/ January 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New York State Proposes Tuition-Free College Plan

To be rolled out over 3 years, the plan offers free tuition at state colleges/universities for qualifying families. Read more …

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

PERSPECTIVES: One Big Reason Why Free Speech Is Important

“When Americans restrict speech…it’s usually minorities who lose out. That’s why just about every great fighter for racial equality in …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Revisiting History? Karl Polanyi’s “The Great Transformation”

Polanyi’s interpretations also make sense for today’s world. Nikil Saval’s insightful essay is from The Nation.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Fake News, Now Fake Scholarship? C’Mon!

Just because a paper was published you can’t assume that it’s valid, has been peer reviewed, or is even…scholarship. Read …

by Future U/ January 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/