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PERSPECTIVES: $50 Million Dollars Later–The Koch Brothers and George Mason University

“We’re doing what a good university should do.” Is George Mason U. an example?

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

PERSPECTIVES: “Privatization” of Public Universities, “Publicization” of Private Universities

Ronald Daniels, president of the Johns Hopkins University, provides a sobering–sometimes shocking–assessment of what he sees as a turn-of-affairs in American higher education …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Publishing Volume, Publishing Quality

In the May issue of NATURE, David Sarewitz of Arizona State makes a case for “selective publishing.”

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers Faculty Want Say In How Academic Profiling System Is Used

Grad School faculty don’t want administrators to use info about faculty productivity in major decisions. The vote was 114 to 2. Read …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Pros And Cons of Purdue’s “Back a Boiler” Loan Repayment Program

Interpretations are from USA Today.

by Future U/ May 11, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Enrollment Contracts Provide Legal Firewall For For-Profit Universities

Caveat emptor is the conclusion of The Nation in this new investigative report.

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

PERSPECTIVES: More Colleges Emphasizing Civic Learning

Read why in an article published recently in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 11, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Are So Many Men Coaching NCAA Women’s Sports?

For insights read Annie Brown’s report via Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.

by Future U/ May 10, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A Commencement Address To Remember

Commencement Address 2016, Daniel Porterfield, president, Franklin and Marshall College (courtesy Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post)

by Future U/ May 9, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Costs, Debt Continue Rising

Read two articles from a recent series published in USA Today. In last 30 years, state university college costs +130%, …

by Future U/ May 8, 2016/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Silence And A University President

Baylor University is getting national attention. It’s about football, sexual assault, & institutional response. Read more from The Dallas Morning News.

by Future U/ May 6, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/