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PERSPECTIVES: Lesson from FAMU: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

"Officials had multiple opportunities to conduct due diligence or raise concerns about the veracity of the gift."

by Future U/ August 9, 2024/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

From The CASE Insights on Voluntary Support of Education survey: “Giving to U.S. higher education institutions was $58 billion in …

by Future U/ February 20, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Sierra Elise Hansen, columnist, Michigan Daily: “The business model the University uses is not unique from the traditional college and …

by Future U/ September 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Michael Bloomberg’s huge gift to Johns Hopkins could be a discussion kickstarter. Read more in this essay from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ January 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Here’s an excerpt (from Pacific Standard) of Joshua Hunt’s new book, University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education. It’s …

by Future U/ October 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It’s a bold move, amounting to about $55k per student. But students will still have to cover living expenses, estimated …

by Future U/ August 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Facility for athletes is part of the Clemson football complex. Read and see more from Business Insider. (Note: South Carolina …

by Future U/ August 18, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

So what else is new? Replace public with private support and … those who give want to call the shots. …

by Future U/ August 27, 2017/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Written by Fran Shor, professor emeritus Wayne St. University, and Green Party candidate for the WSU board. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 24, 2016/ Public Higher Ed/

Michael and Marian Ilitch (Little Caesar’s Pizza) will give $40 million to the university’s business college. But do the conditions …

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“We’re doing what a good university should do.” Is George Mason U. an example?

by Future U/ May 18, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/