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PERSPECTIVES: “The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job”

Ruth Graham, Wheaton College alumna, writes expressively about Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton. Hawkins left …

by Future U/ October 14, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

CALL-IN BOOK DISCUSSION, “Evicted,” With Author Matthew Desmond

by Future U/ October 13, 2016/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tuskegee President Emeritus, Civil Rights Champion, Passes Away

Dr. Benjamin Payton transformed the school founded by Booker T. Washington. Read more about his extraordinary life and contributions.

by Future U/ October 13, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Churn Continues at Baylor, In Football And Beyond

Baylor is back in the national spotlight with more distressing news. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 12, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dining Hall Workers Strike At Harvard

“All the money they have, and they still want to squeeze every bit out of us,” Anabela A. Pappas, a …

by Future U/ October 11, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Rescuing Academic Departments In Distress

Robert Weisbuch offers sage advice on a challenging situation. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 10, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University Of Michigan To Invest Significantly In Diversity Efforts

Investments will focus on enhancement programs for students and faculty, including student recruitment.    

by Future U/ October 9, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Government Reach In Higher Ed, Just How Much?

The question is being debated in Great Britain. Read more below. Higher Ed Great Britain

by Future U/ October 8, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University Of Michigan Launches Poverty Initiative

The campus wide program, which will focus on the causes and consequences of poverty, was announced on Wednesday by university president, …

by Future U/ October 7, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Does Corporate Culture Have A Place in Academia?

“No” is the answer from a commentary published recently in Nature. Read more below. Academic corporate culture

by Future U/ October 6, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FACULTY FORUM: “International Students And Global Academic Capital,” Gary Rhoades, Professor of Education, University of Arizona

MSU Faculty Forum Oct 14 2016 RHOADES Gary Rhoades is Professor of Higher Education, on leave from January 2009 to …

by Future U/ October 6, 2016/

NEWS BRIEFS: These College Students Are Hungry … for Food

“Food insecurity is a problem even for students who are employed, have a meal plan, and are receiving financial aid,” said …

by Future U/ October 5, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Clinton Proposes Community Service Expansion

The plan includes expanding AmeriCorps and creating a National Service Reserve. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 4, 2016/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Skeptical About Clinton’s College Proposal

What may be good for the people may not be good for the higher education industry. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 3, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: New Book On The College Experience Is Revealing, Disturbing

Paying the Price by Sara Goldrick-Rab of Temple University.

by Future U/ October 2, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/