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PERSPECTIVES: Report Documents Football Above Principle at Baylor

Baylor represents a cautionary tale. Read the editorial position taken by The New York Times.

by Future U/ May 28, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Baylor President Demoted, Football Coach Fired, by Trustees In Wake of Campus Sexual Assault Study

This long-simmering story has led to actions by the BU Board of Trustees. Read more here.

by Future U/ May 27, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Is It “Better” For Students To Graduate In 4 Years?

Politicians want students to speed up matriculation, to graduate in four years. But what’s the trade-off for students and their …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: UMass Amherst Divests From Fossil Fuel Holdings

UMass becomes the first public university to divest. Read more here.

by Future U/ May 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Outdated Perceptions Clash With Reality Regarding the Value of a College Degree

What we like to think about the value of college degree doesn’t always align with today’s reality. Read this provocative …

by Future U/ May 25, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Graduation Address Receives Mixed Response at Cal State Fullerton

It’s really sad,” said commencement speaker, Maria Elena Salinas, anchor for Spanish-language network, Univision. “Our country is really divided.” Read more.

by Future U/ May 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Open Books Not in Cards for University at Buffalo Foundation

“It would be burdensome to be that transparent,” Edward Schneider, Executive Director. Read more here.

by Future U/ May 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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/