issues in higher ed Archives

issues in higher ed Archive

COMMENTARY By J.W. Traphagan: Should Journal Article Reviewers Be Paid?

Senior scholars need to start pushing back on requests from for-profit publishing companies. Here’s what I’m doing.

by John Traphagan/ March 5, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Case of UC-Irvine’s Tiffany Willoughby-Herard

"8,200+ scholars have signed an open letter to UCI Chancellor Gillam 'to contact Orange County DA to drop all charges.'"

by Future U/ November 2, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Capitulation and Appeasement Trump Higher Education’s Presumed Commitment to Dialogue and Change

"It appears that the last thing the university wants is for students to 'create change' and 'make a difference.'”

by Future U/ October 28, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Harvard Sanctions Faculty Following Peaceful Sit-In

"'Reasoned dissent plays a particularly vital part in existence,'” quoting Harvard’s statement on rights and responsibilities."

by Future U/ October 27, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Even Tougher Times Ahead for Michigan’s Public Universities

Matt Miller in MLive: “Michigan’s public universities have lost 45,000 students since 2011. It’s about to get worse.”

by Future U/ October 14, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Ordinary Trajectory…to Attend Another Four Years of School (is) Arbitrary, Purposeless, and Even Absurd.”

"We could be a society of solidly educated people if we improved and bolstered public education while reclassifying a college …

by Future U/ April 8, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Central Michigan U, Among other Michigan Public Universities, in Throes of Significant Enrollment Decline

"The Mount Pleasant university, like many colleges, lost students during the COVID-19 pandemic. But CMU's 22% loss was the largest …

by Future U/ April 3, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Universities and Political Stands

"The more closely one examines the history of the American university, the more clearly one sees that it has never …

by Future U/ April 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed, Like Rest of Society, Struggles with Vax Mandates

Cleveland State University is an example.

by Future U/ September 14, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education in Distress — What Happened at Indiana U of Pennsylvania

The uneven landscape of higher education means that some institutions, faculty, students, and staff suffer more than others. IUP is …

by Future U/ May 5, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Back and Forth on College Access Has Gaps

Recently published commentaries and news reports about college access can leave readers shaking their heads. As pressure has built to …

by Future U/ April 12, 2021/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Double Whammy in Major College Sports–Football Coaching Salaries High, Graduation Rates Drop

USAToday monitors head coaching salaries and assistant coaches ‘ salaries. The University of Central Florida monitors graduation rates, overall, and …

by Future U/ December 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Where Does Higher Education Need To Go?

Jeff Selingo and colleagues have written a new report entitled, The Future(s) of Higher Education. In it, they identify five models …

by Future U/ October 29, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Colleges Treat Students As Customers….

One implication is expressed in The Washington Post.

by Future U/ March 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: A College Education Doesn’t Always Improve Critical Thinking Skills

Results of a controversial test reveals spotty results, including a downtrend in students’ skills–from entry to graduation–at some schools. Read …

by Future U/ June 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/