Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: Not Just FL and New College, Tennessee State U Victimized by Gubernatorial Overreach

“The state (TN) has been outrageously anti-Black in education. They’re acting in its (TSU's) best interest? Hard to believe.”

by Future U/ April 13, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Had Higher Media Ratings Than the Men’s … And You Know What That Means

"Sustaining and growing that momentum will also require more investments in the infrastructure of the sport."

by Future U/ April 12, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Over 40% Who Begin College Don’t Finish (Longitudinal Study)

Study results are long on what transpired and to whom, but short on why.

by Future U/ April 11, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Enrollment Declines Feature Drop in Attendance by Young Men

"This shift is driven entirely by the falling share of men who are students at four-year colleges."

by Future U/ April 10, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “My Guess is They Weren’t Doing it Out of the Goodness of their Hearts”

"The stakes are high for Black women who aspire to positions of leadership."

by Future U/ April 9, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Criticism of Israel’s Policies and Expressing Solidarity with Palestinians Have Emerged as Perilous Speech”

"The possibilities of democratic life inside/outside university gates are not only impoverished but under threat of extinction."

by Future U/ April 8, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of New Hampshire to Lay Off Employees

"Further cuts could be ahead, including 'consolidating offices, and ending programs and activities.'”

by Future U/ April 7, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education’s National Day of Action, Wednesday, April 17

We commit to working together to build the universities and the democracy that our society needs and deserves."

by Future U/ April 6, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: America Has Red and Blue Versions of Education

Tennessee, Florida, and Utah are Red state examples, while New Jersey, California, and Washington are among the Blue states.

by Future U/ April 5, 2024/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy, Woodrow! College Cost Hits a Huge Threshold

"A Gallup poll last summer showed that American confidence in higher education had hit a record low."

by Future U/ April 3, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Brewing for Incoming College Enrollments?

"We're very far behind, and in some parts of the country, we only have 10 weeks to go until high …

by Future U/ April 2, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Activism and Scholarship can Inform and Enrich Each Other”

"Activism prepares students to be thoughtful, informed. engaged citizens capable of contributing to society in meaningful ways."

by Future U/ April 1, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When We Turn Students Into Brands

"In recent years, advisers have begun to promote the idea of personal branding — to be a memorable tagline."

by Future U/ March 31, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Broadening Government Oversight re Research Misconduct, Non-Starter for Universities

“The sentiment appears to be too far against it (greater government oversight) right now.”

by Future U/ March 30, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Onerous Flipside of College Enrollments

"Even if schools change their deadlines, that still leaves 2.6 million fewer students who have submitted applications vs. last year."

by Future U/ March 29, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/