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PERSPECTIVES: The Adjunct, Teaching On the Periphery

Bruce Lerro reflects on his experience as an adjunct faculty member. It’s worth a read.

by Future U/ April 14, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Picking a College … Where Financial Capability and Preference Often Collide

Read this interpretation in an opinion piece published by The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 13, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A President’s Academic Specialty, Implications for Higher Ed Leadership

Read this provocative piece from The Chronicle about presidential leadership. Academic background: what difference does it make?

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In-State, Out-of-State … America’s Universities and Choice Making

Here’s a recent exchange about an important issue. Read more from a forum at The New York Times.

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Financial Challenges at America’s Public Universities, Necessity or Choice?

The Atlantic offers a provocative treatment of a critical issue in higher education. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan University Revamps Sexual Assault Policy

Article details the new approach at the University of Michigan. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 12, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: One Option To Address The Burden of Student Loans

Purdue University undergraduates will have a new option to help finance their degrees: pledging to pay a percentage of  future …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Implications of Neoliberalism’s Reach

Excellent article by Chris Maisano. Stimulated by Jennifer Silva’s book on how neoliberalism effects the way young adults view themselves. Read more …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Before College Entrance “Gap Year” Worth Considering

Here’s an argument for taking a year off between HS graduation and college entrance. Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVE: Why I Decided to Join Students At A Campus Strike

Managerial expenditures outpaced faculty expenditures at CSU Los Angeles by a 2-1 rate. Read Enrique Ochoa’s response here.

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

SYMPOSIUM: The Future of Contingent Faculty, April 21, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/

NEWS BRIEFS: Duke Students Organize, Seek Improvements In Campus Working Conditions

Students occupy administration building “demand an investigation of labor practices, an increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour by the end of …

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Do College Students Believe There’s Free Speech on Campus?

Definitely yes for White students. Students of color … not so much. Read the details here.

by Future U/ April 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Democracy Requires Integrating Head, Heart, and Hand”

Harry Boyte on cooperative education, a Dewey-informed approach that “combines academic study, classroom learning, and practical work experience.” Read more here.

by Future U/ April 6, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State To Launch Diversity Assessment and Engagement Program

The new program, designed to enhance capacity of emerging and executive leaders, is sponsored by MSU’s The Julian Samora Research …

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