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COMMENTARY by Aaron Delgaty: On Degrees of “Value”

The real measure of a degree’s worth lies not just in the job it leads to but in broader perspectives …
by Aaron Delgaty/ March 6, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: Practical Knowledge, Notes from the Front Line of Art-Science Crossover

I teach a "useless" class at a prestigious university.
by Adrian Lenardic/ August 23, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education, A Public Good Worth Preserving

"College isn’t worth the cost? That view overlooks the profound, multifaceted benefits higher ed offers individuals & society."
by Future U/ July 2, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FUTUREU FORUM: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, Professor Christopher A. Snyder on “The Principles of a Liberal Arts Education”

November 24, Noon, Eastern & 11 a.m. Central Time
by Future U/ November 22, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Calibrating College Majors By ROI?

If Senator Alexander’s proposal to revise The Higher Ed Act goes into effect, then “colleges will need to give much …
by Future U/ May 31, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: CEO on “Misguided Efforts to Turn Campuses Into Professional Boot Camps”

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is president and CEO of TIAA. His commentary on the importance of the liberal arts was …
by Future U/ May 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Woe is Higher Ed! The Fight to Save Languages From the Curricular Ax

Fort Lewis College (CO), like so many other lower-tier schools, is eliminating languages in exchange for offering students ‘marketable skills.’ …
by Future U/ February 12, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: AAUP Statement & Petition–‘Protect The Liberal Arts’

Issued jointly with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Read and sign.        
by Future U/ May 31, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Have The Educated Elite Failed America?

David Brooks thinks so. Read more at The New York Times.
by Future U/ May 29, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Philosophy Made Me A Better Economist”

Robert Rubin gives thanks to a philosophy professor. Read more from The New York Times.
by Future U/ May 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At U. Chicago, Business Has No Business As Undergrad Major

“Eero Arum: the university has always ‘distinguished itself from other institutions of higher learning by insisting that education is not …
by Future U/ April 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Choose Higher Education?

Answers are revealed in a national survey conducted by Strada-Gallup. Read the report here. Strada-Gallup-January-2018-Why-Choose-Higher-Ed
by Future U/ March 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Derek Bok On The Downside Of The ‘Graduation Rate’ Metric

“Increasing graduation rates/levels of educational attainment will accomplish little if students do not learn something of lasting value,” writes Bok. …
by Future U/ September 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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