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College Athletics: From Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow to Cutting Sports and Begging for Money

Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …

by Roger Barbee/ November 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Twenty Years and Counting,” The Liberty Hyde Bailey Scholars Program at Michigan State University

The distinctive program combines self-directed learning in a learning community setting. Listen to this audiocast produced in honor of the …

by Future U/ November 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Ithaca College Will Eliminate 130 Faculty Positions

Cuts come in conjunction with recognizing that Ithaca’s enrollment level will decline. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: “Students Who Counted on Work-Study Jobs Struggle to Pay Bills”

From The Washington Post: “Work-study jobs may seem like a perk, but in a normal year, the program provides nearly $1.2 …

by Future U/ November 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Collegiate Black Workers are Vulnerable, But They are Often Left Out of Conversations about Racial Justice”

“If you look and see who’s treated badly and who’s treated well, you don’t have to look that hard,” said …

by Future U/ November 9, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Too Few.’ As Black Players Play, White Coaches Coach

Troubling pattern found in the results of a new study released by the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University. …

by Future U/ November 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Trend that Has Gone National, Another University Eliminates Non-Revenue Sports

Clemson this time. Track and cross-country. Read more from Flo-Track.

by Future U/ November 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Can Liberal Arts Colleges be Saved? If so, How?

Steve Mintz’s thoughtful commentary appeared in Inside Higher Education. Read it here.

by Future U/ November 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Will Activism Save Michigan State’s Swimming and Diving Programs?

1997 alumnus Tom Munley: “Next year is going to be the 100th season…. Michigan State’s mantra is ‘Spartans Will.’ That’s …

by Future U/ November 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

Why Are We Struggling in this Pandemic? Some Thoughts to Consider

The pandemic rages around the world. Even isolated villages and towns feel the impact of COVID-19. In Europe, leaders are …

by Roger Barbee/ November 4, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Impacts of Neoliberalism? Add Mental Health to the List

AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH makes the case in her essay This is Your Brain on Neoliberalism, published last month by the New …

by Future U/ November 3, 2020/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Clemson Sit-In Ends, President Responds to Student Demands

Since October 21, The Students for Survivors Coalition had been participating in a campus sit-in, demanding university resources for victims …

by Future U/ November 2, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: In the Face of Large Enrollment Declines, PA State System Cuts 115 Faculty Lines

Cuts include faculty members with tenure. Indiana U of PA and Edinboro U were hit hardest with 80 and 21 …

by Future U/ November 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Mother Got My Attention By Saying “Shame on You!”

There’s no place for racist language, especially when it’s uttered by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Shame …

by Roger Barbee/ October 31, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Eliminates Swimming and Diving, Activists Organize to Respond

FROM THE LANSING STATE JOURNAL: “In the week since the announcement …. a movement has started. It began with an …

by Future U/ October 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/