higher education reform Archives

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/

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/

“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/

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/

“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/

“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/

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/

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/

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/

Important article from The Nation. Read more here.

by Future U/ May 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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/

Catharine Bond Hill comments in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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/

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/

Here’s one solution to an old problem. From Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ September 19, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/