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PERSPECTIVES: Congressional Republicans Have a Reform Plan for Higher Education?

"Republican leaders are putting forward pragmatic higher education reforms." (Really?)
by Future U/ July 16, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Over 900 Universities in 90 Countries Issue “New Magna Carta”

The document is an effort to reverse troubling trends. Sijbolt Noorda, president emeritus of the University of Amsterdam: “If we …
by Future U/ June 25, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: $1 Billion Price Tag for M.D.’s Sexual Assaults

The University of Southern California has agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion to former patients of campus gynecologist George …
by Future U/ March 26, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Can the American University Be Saved?

“For years, the university system has been operating on borrowed time….. This house of cards, built on exploitation, anti-intellectualism, and …
by Future U/ September 12, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, 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 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/

PERSPECTIVES: College Students Leading the Way … Again

“Students at Rice University and colleges across the U.S. are seeking ways to leverage the wealth and connections of their …
by Future U/ June 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Needs a Reformation (commentary)

Erik Gilbert in Inside Higher Education: “If a movement comes along that poses a serious threat to the status quo in …
by Future U/ October 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Third Wave’ Higher Ed Movement On The Verge of Expansion or Stalling

That’s Paul Glastris’ opinion. He contends that there was political resistance to Federal legislation that propelled the first and second …
by Future U/ September 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Alumni Should Be Involved In Pushing For Institutional Change

Sometimes they are. Sometimes they’re not. What is the proper role of alumni associations? Should alumni organize others in the …
by Future U/ June 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “WANTED” — More Women Of Color In Higher Ed Leadership

Important article from The Nation. Read more here.
by Future U/ May 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Want To Improve Higher Ed Governance? Include Faculty As Trustees

Gee, what an idea! Let’s also include students, staff, and alumni. DEMOCRATIZE higher education governance!
by Future U/ May 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: Why Higher Ed Has Lost Public Trust & What Can Be Done to Regain It

Catharine Bond Hill comments in Inside Higher Education.
by Future U/ May 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When A President Designs “The New Liberal Arts”

Is it new? Is it the liberal arts? What are the implications? Questions abound about curricular makeover led by President …
by Future U/ May 2, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

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/
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