public universities Archives

public universities Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer Michigan High School Grads, A Challenge For Michigan’s Regional Universities

How bad is it? How are schools responding? Here’s a new report from The Bridge.

by Future U/ October 6, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Advice To Public Universities–Teach Well, Serve Society, Focus On Affordability

Read more from The Conversation. (Then file it under, “Dah!”)

by Future U/ December 4, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Is Top U.S. Public University In World University Rankings

UCLA is the top choice for the second consecutive year. Read more here.

by Future U/ September 6, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is “Core Business” Of Public Universities Up For Debate?

A recent analysis of public higher ed in South Africa says it is. It’s not an open debate, though. It’s …

by Future U/ June 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Detroit Free Press Raises Questions About U. of Michigan’s Endowment

Why isn’t the university doing more to help today’s students? Read more here.

by Future U/ February 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Trustees Back Pres. Simon … Again … Then A Trustee Breaks Ranks

Incredible and unprecedented institutional theatrics continue at Michigan State. Read more from The Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ January 21, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Richard Will Speak At Michigan State … After All

It’s the outcome of a legal settlement. Spencer will speak on the first day of Spring Break.

by Future U/ January 20, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s “The Right Way” To Fix Universities?

Professors Emily Levine and Mitchell Stevens offer ideas in an article published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: 78 College Football Coaches Earn At Least $1 Million Annually

USA Today tracks the data. See this year’s report here.

by Future U/ October 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Should Public Pension Funds And Public University Endowments Invest In Hedge Funds?

It’s a debatable question. But is it debatable when a hedge fund is run by the co-owner of Breitbart News? Here’s …

by Future U/ October 21, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: So What About New York’s Plan To Accelerate University-Corporate Parternships?

Despite fanfare, Tax-Free NY has had spotty results. Read more in this article by SUNY-Albany prof. emeritus, Lawrence Wittner.

by Future U/ June 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: An Interview With Steve Mims, Director, “Starving The Beast”

“Higher ed as a public good is being supplanted by a market-based ideology that views education as a commodity.” WaPo article includes the …

by Future U/ June 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Issued on Tuition Costs at Michigan’s Public Universities

The Michigan League for Public Policy compared tuition costs of a four-year education (tuition) at Michigan’s public universities for students in the …

by Future U/ September 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Questions Graduation Performance Of Public Colleges and Universities

The study, conducted by Third Way, a DC-based think tank, analyzed a subset of students — first-year, full-time students with …

by Future U/ August 22, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Flagship Public Universities and The Public Good

Provocative analysis offered by the chancellor of UC Berkeley. Read more below from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ July 13, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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