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NEWS BRIEFS: 70,000 Apply for Michigan’s Tuition-Free Community College Program

120,000 front-line workers applied for a separate tuition-free program, bringing the total number of applicants to 190,000. Read more from …

by Future U/ May 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Colleges and Universities are not Sites of Liberal Indoctrination”

Professor Brandon Jett: “Instead of attacking institutions, let’s promote and invest in them.” Read more here.

by Future U/ May 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U Michigan Goal — Carbon Neutral by 2040

Wolverines are the sixth Big Ten university to make a carbon-neutral pledge. Maryland, Ohio State, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Illinois are …

by Future U/ May 22, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did They Cheat? And How Are Universities Monitoring Exams Taken Remotely?

The situation at Dartmouth’s medical school raises questions. “While universities have long used anti-plagiarism software and other anti-cheating apps, the …

by Future U/ May 21, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s a Corporate Capitalist Regime. (Hint: American Higher Ed)

History prof Asheesh Kapur Siddique, UMass Amherst, argues that college/university boards are stacked with members from corporate backgrounds. “The corporate …

by Future U/ May 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: This University’s P&T Protocol Links to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Colleges and universities say they value diversity, equity, and inclusion, but the faculty members doing this …

by Future U/ May 19, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Business Leaders Protest Funding Formula for State Universities

12.2% funding cut proposed for U of Michigan. “House Republicans passed House Bill 4400 last week that would better fund universities …

by Future U/ May 18, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

FUTUREU FORUM: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump,” Noon (Eastern Time), Friday, May 28

Contemporary higher education can be better understood as an industry rather than as a social institution. A once-pervasive progressive philosophy/approach …

by Future U/ May 16, 2021/

PERSPECTIVES: Say It Isn’t So! Sonny Perdue as Chancellor, Georgia Public Higher Ed System?

Protests mount. “Sonny Perdue might be the least distinguished, least prepared potential university leader I’ve seen in my life,’ says …

by Future U/ May 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Where You Go to College That Matters?

Yale’s Daniel Markovits writes in The Atlantic: “Because education, like aristocratic rank, is a positional good, the most elite educations …

by Future U/ May 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Saying ‘Yes’ to Tuition-Free Higher Education

Professors Stephen Adair and Colena Sesanker: “The rise in tuition costs, combined with the growing economic value of a college degree, fuel …

by Future U/ May 14, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Released on ‘College Worth’

Published by the Institute on Higher Education Policy, the report lays out a framework for developing a more comprehensive way …

by Future U/ May 13, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Former MSU VP, Now Chancellor at UC Riverside, Takes Aim at Knotty Issue–Funding Intercollegiate Athletics

On this metric, Riverside doesn’t want to be #1 in the country.  

by Frank Fear/ May 12, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PETITION: Make COVID Vaccination Mandatory for On-Campus Activities at Michigan Public Universities

“We, the undersigned members of the Michigan public university communities, urge you (Gov. Whitmer and Michigan legislative principals) to institute …

by Future U/ May 11, 2021/ Petition, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Writing the Personal Statement for College Admission

High school senior Elijah Megginson writes about challenges facing applicants from ‘the hood.’ “Show college admissions officers what they’re missing out …

by Future U/ May 10, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/