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PERSPECTIVES: “Disdain for the Less Educated Is the Last Acceptable Prejudice”

“In 2016, two-thirds of whites without a college degree voted for Mr. Trump, while Hillary Clinton won more than 70 …

by Future U/ September 3, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Strategy Change’ as Political Parties/Advocacy Groups Pursue College Students’ Vote

“With campuses closing, college students are especially transient, causing confusion about whether they should register at their home or school …

by Future U/ September 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

ASHE PRESENTS: Resisting Disaster Academic Capitalism and White Supremacy, Re-envisioning the Academic Workplace

Higher education is facing an existential crisis as we have never known before. The global pandemic and the accompanying financial …

by Future U/ September 2, 2020/

PERSPECTIVES: Student Voice, Advocacy More Important than Ever

Zach Turner writes: “(college administrators) should give students the resources necessary to create their own independent organizations that have the …

by Future U/ September 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: When a Liberal Arts College Drops the Liberal Arts

Case in point: Adrian College (MI). Read details at MLive.

by Future U/ August 31, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Professors Advise Students, “Please Stay Home”

Brendan Cantwell and Steven Weiland: “MSU’s decision to close campus – by offering most undergraduate classes online, and by limiting …

by Future U/ August 30, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Pandemic, Half of Major College Teams Will Admit Fans to Games

Here’s the school-by-school breakdown from USAToday.

by Future U/ August 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Admissions to Elite Colleges Are ‘Country Club’-Like in Genre

LA Times: “An analysis of the Harvard data…published last year by the National Bureau of Economic Research, showed that 43% …

by Future U/ August 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEF: Michigan College Students Struggle with Basic Needs

This week, the Michigan League of Public Policy released a report, Studying in the Shadow of the Coronavirus, which revealed …

by Future U/ August 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Research Reveals One Reason Why College Students Have Hard Time Living with Pandemic Rules

LA Times: “Data from the AEI COVID-19 and American Life Survey in June found that 61% of Gen Zers said they …

by Future U/ August 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In Pandemic, College Students Need to be Held Accountable

“North Carolina college campuses should be doing more to hold students responsible for activities that can promote the spread of …

by Future U/ August 25, 2020/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: SUNY Faculty Senate Votes ‘No Confidence’ in System Board

The vote followed the appointment of Jim Malatras as system chancellor. Malatras, a longtime aide/ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, was …

by Future U/ August 24, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

University Crisis Management and the Practice of Democratic Professionalism

Democratic Professionalism involves reaching out to those who have a stake in whatever is the matter. And the matter these …

by Frank Fear/ August 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another College, Davidson College, Apologizes for ‘Racist Past’

“Davidson College President Carol Quillen said: “We have much work to do to understand the pain and injury the college …

by Future U/ August 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Direct Appointment of System Chancellor Without National Search Appears to be SUNY’s Fate

“The likely appointment (of the governor’s political ally and adviser) has angered faculty members. They see the move as a …

by Future U/ August 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/