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PERSPECTIVES: Let’s Talk About An Issue We Rarely Discuss

Carol Hay of UMass, Lowell, takes on a subject that, well…. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 26, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Making a Business Out of Syllabi

What happens in the classroom, stays in the…no…goes public. Read more.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Applying to College, Commentary by a High School Senior

Essays. Essays. And more essays. Read more here.

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

PERSPECTIVES: Should College Be Free?

Read different perspectives on a timely subject. From a Forum, The New York Times.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: U of Oregon Scales Back on Branding Campaign

“The original campaign was inane and insulting,” Bill Harbaugh, economics prof & president-elect, U of O’s University Senate. Read more.

by Future U/ January 20, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: SCOTUS and Affirmative Action

Here’s analysis from The New York Times on prospects regarding a SCOTUS ruling on Affirmative Action.

by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

CONFERENCE: “Beyond Sound Bites,” Leadership, Diversity, and Dialogue

Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, March 18-20, University of Tampa  

by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: USC Dean Offers Strategies to Rejuvenate Public Broadcasting

Public broadcasting has an important role in today’s highly corporatized media environment. Dean Ernest Wilson says how (video and text).

by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: University President Comments on Campus “Safe Spaces”

Morton Schapiro, president of Northwestern University, speaks persuasively about why campuses “safe spaces” are important.

by Future U/ January 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

FILM: “This Changes Everything,” Hannah Community Center, East Lansing, MI

This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired …

by Future U/ January 15, 2016/

NEWS BRIEFS: NYC To Pay Greater Share of CUNY Costs

So says Gov. Cuomo in his just-unveiled state budget proposal. Read more here. “Shifting one-third of the cost of CUNY …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Tuition in Harvard’s Future?

Many university endowments are at all-time highs with Harvard’s endowment at $38 billion. Is now the time for tuition-free undergrad education? Read more …

by Future U/ January 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Research on Higher Education’s Liberal-Conservative Continuum, Students & Faculty

“In the academy liberals now outnumber conservatives by roughly 5-to-1. But, among the general public, conservatives are considerably more prevalent than …

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

PERSPECTIVES: Jack and Jill Collaborated on an Article …

…and recent research reveals that Jack is likely to get more credit than Jill. Details here.

by Future U/ January 11, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New York State Launches College Program in State Prisons

Criticized as “Attica U” the governor says “prisons weren’t designed to be warehouses.” Read more here.  

by Future U/ January 11, 2016/ Public Higher Ed, Society/