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PERSPECTIVES: Onerous Trends in Higher Education

Some university trends are good and some, well, just aren’t. Here’s a recent article on issues in higher education that …

by Future U/ October 27, 2015/ Articles/

PERSPECTIVES: The Company You Keep, “The UnBranded University”

Universities weren’t branded and marketed to the public in the 1950s. They were “unbranded” in the business sense. And perhaps there’s …

by Future U/ October 27, 2015/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Pulitzer Prize Winner Critiques Big-Time College Athletics

Gilbert Gaul is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. His newest book is “Billion Dollar Ball: A Journey Through …

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and Higher Education

Teresa Córdova is Director, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois Chicago. Read her Director’s Blog on neoliberalism in higher ed.

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

VIDEO: What Good is Higher Education?

Presentation by Dr. Lawrence Busch, Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University. Also watch Larry’s interview on Lansing’s Online News Radio.

by Future U/ October 26, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: 20% of States Spend More Public Money on Prisons v. Higher Ed

Michigan is one of the states–10 in total–that put more state money behind the prison system than investing in higher …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: No Academic Credentials for New UNC System Chief

It’s happening all too often–recently at Florida State, then Iowa, and now at the University of North Carolina system–naming a …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Billion Dollar Fundraising Campaigns, Common in Public Higher Ed

At William & Mary state allocations constitution less than 15% of the university’s general fund. W&M is considered to be …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

LITERATURE: A Faculty Member Speaks Out: Why We Should Fear “University, Inc.”

Fredrik deBoer writes expressive in The New York Times Magazine about his experiences at a major university, a place he interprets as an …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

LITERATURE: Arthur Kirk on Strategic Planning in Colleges & Universities

Former university president, Arthur Kirk, writes in Huffington Post about strategic planning. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “It’s clear to …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: David Wheeler on College Newspapers & “Protecting the College Brand”

“Colleges are more obsessed with protecting the brand than they’ve ever been,” writes Lindsey Knake, MLIVE (Twitter post, 9/30/15). Just how …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in a Name? $20 Million. What a College Won’t Get? $20 Million.

Plutocratic financial engagement is a critical ingredient in Neoliberalism’s hold on higher education. Read about one attempt to modify a college’s name … in …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

LITERATURE: Deresiewicz on Neoliberalism in Higher Education

William Deresiewicz describes the insidious connection, what he calls “The Neoliberal Arts,” in a recent article published in Harper’s. The author focuses …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS ARTICLE: Lansing’s “City Pulse” on Bonnie Bucqueroux

The City Pulse’s Lawrence Cosentino authored a wonderful piece about Bonnie–about his relationship with her and the meaning she brought …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

Celebrate the Life of Bonnie Bucqueroux

PEOLPE’S CHURCH, EAST LANSING Come celebrate the life of journalism professor, Bonnie Bucqueroux. Reception to follow. Hosted by The School of Journalism, Michigan …

by msuspartan/ October 22, 2015/