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PERSPECTIVES: Flagship Public Universities and The Public Good

Provocative analysis offered by the chancellor of UC Berkeley. Read more below from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ July 13, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Money Magazine’s 2016 College Rankings Go Well Beyond College ROI

Ranking metrics include college affordability and “meaningfulness” following graduation. Read more here. And here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Getting A Liberal Arts Education Vis-à-Vis Practicing A Civic Arts Life

Is there an inherent contradiction between what we’re taught and how we live our postgraduate lives? Read a provocative essay …

by Future U/ July 11, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Social Science-Humanities Panel To Inform Social Policymakers

An international panel of academics is synthesizing and translating research findings for social policymakers. Article from Nature.

by Future U/ July 10, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PRESENTATION: It’s Time To Expand The Concept Of “Best” In College Sports With Frank Fear

The prevailing yardstick is winning and all that contributes to it —hiring and retaining first-rate coaches, recruiting outstanding athletes, having …

by Future U/ July 10, 2016/

PERSPECTIVES: Critique of The Clinton Tuition Plan

From The New York Times. Read more.

by Future U/ July 9, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Public Universities and The Race For Out-of-State Students

“Since 2008, states have reduced spending on public higher education by 17%, while tuition has risen by 33%, according to a …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Clinton’s Higher Ed Plan Includes a Tuition-Elimination Provision

For families earning less than $125k per annum in-state tuition will be waived at public universities. Read more.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Why A Liberal Arts Education Is Useful

In the never-ending saga of displacing a liberal arts education with “something practical,” a liberal arts ed is the thing you don’t want to …

by Future U/ June 30, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: U. of Oregon President Offers Twist To University Business As Usual

Michael H. Schill told The Chronicle he’ll replace adjunct professors with tenure-track faculty and market the U more on academics, less on athletics. Read PDF …

by Future U/ June 30, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Why Some Faculty Members Are Leaving Public Higher Education

Read this Chronicle story about the impact of financial distress at America’s colleges and universities. (PDF reprinted below.)

by Future U/ June 29, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Future Depends on Containing Neoliberalism

What hath Neoliberalism wrought?  The Great Recession, income inequality, an at-risk public infrastructure, U.S. wealth deposited overseas, skyrocketing public college costs, and …

by Future U/ June 29, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Research Shows Public Colleges Are Increasingly Unaffordable

“College education is being priced out of the reach of middle-class and even upper-middle-class families,” say researchers at UPenn and …

by Future U/ June 26, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Can Happen When College Students Become Customers

Here’s another thoughtful essay from Frank Bruni of The New York Times.

by Future U/ June 25, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Victim Confronts College Football Coach 18 Years After Gang Rape

The victim, who has gone public with her story, was invited to meet with the head coach (now at another …

by Future U/ June 24, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/