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PERSPECTIVES: Michigan State’s Eric Scorsone Works For The Public Good

Eric Scorsone, Michigan State University economist, was appointed recently as the state’s deputy treasurer for finance. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 25, 2016/ Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: How The Corporate University Cheats The Public

Written by Fran Shor, professor emeritus Wayne St. University, and Green Party candidate for the WSU board. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 24, 2016/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: William Bowen, Higher Education Visionary and Articulate Spokesman, Dies at 83

Dr. Bowen was provost, then president, at Princeton and also served as a foundation president. A champion of the public good, he wrote widely …

by Future U/ October 23, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Graduates’ Earnings Are Driving College Ranking Systems

A venerable system, U.S. News and World Report, may become an anachronism when it comes to evaluating America’s “best” colleges and universities. Read …

by Future U/ October 22, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Managing a Dilemma — College Access Vis-à-vis College Quality

It’s obvious that some colleges are better than others. Not as clear is when “not as good” is really “not good.” What …

by Future U/ October 21, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Strike at 14 Pennsylvania State Colleges

Our Recommendation for Wayne State University Board: Fran Shor

by Future U/ October 19, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: A College Professor Who Actively Supports Donald Trump

Dr. Daniel Bonevac is professor of philosophy, University of Texas, Austin. Read more here. He is one of nearly 150 …

by Future U/ October 18, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Basketball Star Uses ESPN to Communicate Activist Position

Wisconsin star, Nigel Hayes, used ESPN’s College GameDay program to call out financial choices of the Big Ten and NCAA. Read …

by Future U/ October 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Kresge Foundation Aids Lower-Income Students Seeking College Aid

Over 90% of lower-income students who apply receive Pell Grants (financial aid, not a loan). The problem: many students don’t apply. Kresge …

by Future U/ October 16, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: So, Just How Liberal Are Faculty Members In U.S. Universities?

Read Ana Swanson’s analysis, published recently in The Washington Post.

by Future U/ October 15, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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/