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FRIDAY FORUM: Larry Gerber, Auburn Univ., “Why Faculty Governance is Important And Why It Needs to be Defended”

Larry Gerber, author of The Rise and Decline of Academic Governance, served as national vice president of the American Association of University …

by Future U/ February 1, 2016/

NEWS BRIEFS: Records Show Big Increase in Higher Ed Funding By Koch Brothers

According to tax records foundations led by C. & F. Koch gave $23+ million in ’14—up from $12+ million in ’12.   “Grants almost always …

by Future U/ January 31, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Give Native Americans Smallpox-Infested Blankets”

“Lord Jeff,” for Lord Jeffery Amherst, is no longer the mascot at Amherst College…and for good reasons. Read more here.  

by Future U/ January 31, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS ARTICLES: Athletic Philanthropy Yields $1 Billion+ Last Year

The athletic “have’s” need donors. The athletic “have not’s” need subsidies. Combined total last year: $4 billion+.

by Future U/ January 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS ARTICLES: When Does Tenure Matter?

The case of Lake Superior State University is worth following. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: This Research, That Research–There’s a Difference

Read a provocative report, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, on why some research matter more to universities than …

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

FORUM: MSU Council of Graduate Students (COGS) Forum On The Flint Water Crisis

MSU COGS will host a discussion on the Flint Water Crisis with the Flint City Council delegation, which will include residents, …

by Future U/ January 26, 2016/

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/