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NEWS BRIEFS: With Varsity Teams Eliminated, MSU Swimmers Join Club Team, Earn National Crown

"We are ready to resume at the varsity level as soon as they are." Travis Nitkiewicz, MSU junior.

by Future U/ April 12, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Is “Institutional Complacency” the Reason for CMU’s Steep Enrollment Drop?

CMU's enrollment has dropped 12k students from 27k undergrads (2012) to 15k undergrads (2022).

by Future U/ April 11, 2022/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Student Debt Crisis Hits Black Women Hardest

"Black women carry more student debt per capita, carry it for longer, make less money, and have less help when …

by Future U/ April 10, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Ordinary Trajectory…to Attend Another Four Years of School (is) Arbitrary, Purposeless, and Even Absurd.”

"We could be a society of solidly educated people if we improved and bolstered public education while reclassifying a college …

by Future U/ April 8, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UW Chancellor Resigns, Protests Systemwide ‘Free Speech’ Survey

Faculty Senate President: (chancellor's resignation is) “a demonstration of what it means to live by your principles.”

by Future U/ April 7, 2022/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Astonishing, Remarkable” Case of Academic Freedom

"It’s astonishing to me that a tenured professor who is not being punished in any way can receive an outpouring …

by Future U/ April 6, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Tale of Two Cities” Describes Enrollment Trends in Michigan Public Higher Ed

Over the past decade: -46k enrollment at 12 Michigan state universities, +8k increase at three Michigan state universities.

by Future U/ April 5, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Authors from SOCIAL JUSTICE (Vol. 48, No. 2) on Neoliberalism in Higher Education

SOCIAL JUSTICE (Vol. 48, No. 2) “Neoliberalism in Higher Education: Practices, Policies, and Issues” The volume co-editors will introduce today’s …

by Future U/ April 4, 2022/

FUTUREU YouTube: John S. Levin on Academic and Market Values in Higher Education

FutureU Forum recorded on March 28, 2022.

by Future U/ April 4, 2022/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Podcast, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Central Michigan U, Among other Michigan Public Universities, in Throes of Significant Enrollment Decline

"The Mount Pleasant university, like many colleges, lost students during the COVID-19 pandemic. But CMU's 22% loss was the largest …

by Future U/ April 3, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Harvard Reports 3.2% Admission Rate Amid Enrollment Struggle at Many Other Schools

Fierce admission competition at competitive schools is not the reality elsewhere as "many community colleges and regional public and private …

by Future U/ April 2, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Universities and Political Stands

"The more closely one examines the history of the American university, the more clearly one sees that it has never …

by Future U/ April 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Four Takeaways About Higher Ed’s Future Apply Broadly

The conversation took place at UNC Charlotte.

by Future U/ March 31, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Researchers Find “Mission Sprawl” Major Problem in Higher Ed Today

College and universities need to focus on their core mission.

by Future U/ March 30, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Staff Morale an Issue in Higher Ed

"Instead of adapting and trying to find ways to provide workers with more flexibility and ideally higher wages, higher education …

by Future U/ March 29, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/