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PERSPECTIVE: The Largely Hidden Campus Crisis — Student Mental Health

"Sixty percent of college undergraduates also said they had trouble accessing any type of mental health care."

by Future U/ January 26, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Fed Judge Says U. Florida Crackdown on Faculty Voice Akin to Communist Suppression

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Walker called the policies put in place by the school the “unconstitutional suppression of …

by Future U/ January 25, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: What Negotiations with Its Grad Student Union Says about Columbia University

How a modern, private university no longer embodies its higher calling."

by Future U/ January 24, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Onerous Impact of “Niceness”

"Niceness is incredibly attractive and, at the same time, difficult to critique."

by Future U/ January 23, 2022/ Books, Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Former Editor-in-Chief of Michigan Daily Addresses the Schlissel Firing

"There are many different ways they could’ve gone about this, and they chose the cruelest and brutal."

by Future U/ January 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Dismayed by Lack of Engagement in Wisconsin System Search

"American Association of University Professors issued a statement opposing the decision, suggesting that not having the candidates answer questions in …

by Future U/ January 21, 2022/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Rich Head Coaches … and Everybody Else

"These days every major college program has a corporate, win-now mentality while engaging in arms races for the biggest stadium, …

by Future U/ January 20, 2022/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Restructures in Attempt to Avoid Legal Challenges/Federal Regulation

NCAA hands more oversight responsibility to conferences and schools.

by Future U/ January 19, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Better be Asking What We Want College Football To Be, and How We Make Sure It Still Fits Inside a University Environment”

Read Jason Kelly's provocative essay, published in the Winter 2021-2022 issue of The Notre Dame Magazine.

by Future U/ January 9, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Shadow Side of Commercialized College Sports Featured in FutureU Video

Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College, writes about the money side of revenue-generating college sports.

by Future U/ December 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

AUDIOCAST/VIDEO Now Available, “The Quantified Scholar” with Professor Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra

Faculty productivity metrics do more than measure faculty productivity. "Measuring up" has consequences for faculty and fields of study. Here's …

by Future U/ December 10, 2021/ Books, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Industry Scientists More Positive than Academic Scientists

FROM NATURE (an editorial): “If they (academic administrators) want current and future generations of academics to thrive, they need to …

by Future U/ December 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “High Debt, Limited Opportunities” Characterize Certain Professional Degree Programs (WSJ)

FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Professional degrees like dentistry and veterinary medicine are leaving many students with immense college debt, …

by Future U/ December 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Politically-Influenced Philanthropy “At It Again,” This Time to ‘Support’ Free Speech

What are money-starved schools supposed to do? Capitulate? Say, no thank you. Here’s the situation as reported by The Wall …

by Future U/ December 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Next FutureU Forum Focuses on “The Quantified Scholar”

Wednesday, December 8, 1:30-3p Eastern time, 10:30-Noon Pacific time. 

by Future U/ November 30, 2021/ Higher Ed/