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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/

Here’s the Right Move for America’s Major Sports-Playing Universities

Major college football & basketball are exciting, but what they don't do is connect well to higher education's mission and …

by Frank Fear/ November 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Oral History Explores a Program and Time When Major College Football Aligned with Higher Education’s Values and Mission

And They Lived Their Lives Accordingly: A Football Story chronicles the lives and experiences–then and since–of players and coaches associated with …

by Frank Fear/ November 18, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Do the Right Thing, Michigan State

We support the MSU Faculty Senate resolution passed near-unanimously on November 16, 2021, calling on MSU to restore faculty retirement benefit …

by Future U/ November 17, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs/