administration of higher education Archives

administration of higher education Archive

The Higher Education I Knew

Higher education—once a social institution—has become corporatized.

by Frank Fear/ May 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College/University Presidents Express Concern About Various Issues

Here are key results from Inside Higher Education’s survey of college and university presidents.

by Future U/ March 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Seasoned Presidential Leader Tapped To Lead An HBCU

Dr. Ruth Simmons, former president at both Brown University and Smith College, is the new president at Prairie View A&M …

by Future U/ February 27, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Notre Dame Prof Asserts That Higher Ed Is Drowning in BS…and That’s No BS

Christian Smith offers a snippet of why he’s upset with higher ed. Read him at Right-Mind. (The original/full essay is …

by Future U/ January 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges “Embed” Staff To Address Student Issues

Does the potential outcome justify the practice? You decide. Read more here.

by Future U/ July 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Choice Making At Columbia and Yale

Nelson Lichtensteinm, Distinguished Professor of History at UC Santa Barbara, analyzes longstanding efforts at two universities to resist graduate employees’ efforts …

by Future U/ June 16, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Colleges … Involve Students In Addressing Campus Issues

Taking responsibility — individually and collectively — is a pathway to personal responsibility and citizenship. In college call it “student …

by Future U/ May 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Higher Education Can Learn From a Big Box Retailer

What is it? Discounting doesn’t always lead to the outcome you seek. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ May 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Combating Campus Racism

Suggestions from the Editorial Board of The Washington Post.

by Future U/ May 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Are Middle-Class Families Finding It Harder To Pay For College?

Data suggest yes. Why? Financial assistance targets lower-income families. Upper-income families don’t need help. Those in the middle are squeezed. …

by Future U/ May 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Investigative Report Offers Insights Into Nassar Case

More than 100 women have filed criminal complaints accusing Dr. Nassar of assaulting them. Read a new investigative report from …

by Future U/ April 29, 2017/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Administrative Appointments Outdistance Faculty Appointments 2 to 1 in Cal State System

It’s no surprise to anybody familiar with higher education’s evolution. Here’s the story (from The Chronicle) and full report (from …

by Future U/ April 22, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Students’ Interpretations Of Political Confrontation at Middlebury

The College provided an elevated platform for a controversial speaker. Students reacted. Read student accounts from The New York Times.

by Future U/ March 6, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Troubling Hire At Liberty University

The situation at Baylor regarding sexual assaults is known nationally. Liberty just hired the former Baylor athletics director in the …

by Future U/ December 5, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: On University Bureaucracy

“The number of executive, administrative, and managerial employees on university campuses nationwide continued to rise even during the recession, federal …

by Future U/ November 23, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/