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NEWS BRIEFS: High Percent of Labor Force Works Without a College Degree

Read a recent report — numbers and commentary — written by The Economic Policy Institute.  

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

PERSPECTIVES: Encouraging Campus Transparency When It Comes to Area Crime

Read The Lansing State Journal’s editorial position on why it’s important to let prospective students know about crime statistics–on campus …

by Future U/ April 22, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ESPN Documentary Does Injustice to Social Issues Associated with Duke Lacrosse Scandal

Read Professor Lindsay Parks Pieper’s (Lynchburg College) incisive critique of ESPN’s “Fantastic Lies.”

by Future U/ April 21, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: How Agents Pursue International Students for American Universities

Read a New York Times analysis. Focus is on the relationship between Global Tree Overseas and Western KY University.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Tackling a Ph.D. Later in Life

Second careers and the doctorate. Sometimes the two go hand-in-hand. Read more in this New York Times analysis.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Coherent Alternative Needed to Counter Neoliberalism

Read George Monbiot’s thoughtful essay on neoliberalsm and the need for an alternative. It’s reprinted here from Common Dreams.

by Future U/ April 20, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Don’t Like Your PR? Then “Brush Your Brand” Like UC Davis

UC Davis has taken “protect the brand” to a new level, hiring a company to recalibrate what’s being said about …

by Future U/ April 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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/