The Futures Project :: Publications

Latest Release

Scurry, Jamie E., "Guided By Voices? Conversations with Underrepresented Students," Connection (Winter 2005): 26-27.

Couturier, Lara K. "Balancing Autonomy and Accountability in Higher Education," Double The Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented Youth, edited by Richard Kazis, Joel Vargas, and Nancy Hoffman (Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Education Press, 2004) 181-187

The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market Frank Newman, Lara Couturier , Jamie Scurry, October 2004
To read excerpts from the book click here . To read press release click here.

Competition

Articles :

	Newman, Frank and Couturier, Lara K. " Rhetoric, Reality and the Risks ," American Academic ,Volume 1, Number 1,June 2004. Link to article , link to volume .
	Couturier, Lara K., " Humanizing the Spectre of the Market " , International Higher Education , Spring 2002: 11-13.

Reports:

	In 2004, the Futures Project and the American Council on Education released two essays stemming from roundtables with college presidents on the topic of privatization in higher education: Shifting Ground: Autonomy, Accountability and Privatization in Public Higher Education Rewriting the Rules of the Game: State Funding, Accountability, and Autonomy in Public Higher Education
	Public Agenda, Meeting the Competition: College and university presidents, faculty, and state legislatures view the new competitive academic arena , October 2002.
	Newman, Frank and Lara K. Couturier. The New Competitive Arena: Market Forces Invade the Academy , June 2001.

Other:

	Newman, Frank "Higher Education in the Age of Accountability" Testimony before the Committee on Education and Workforce United States Congress Washington , DC May 13, 2003
	A New Challenge for Higher Education Policy: Channeling the Power of Market Forces to Achieve a New Vision for Higher Education , February 2001.

Access and Attainment

Reports:

Op-Eds:

	Couturier, Lara K. “Quotaland” for White Privilege, Providence Journal , April 7, 2003 . For the unedited version, click here .
	Newman, Frank. Get to root of college diversity with a boost to K-12 education , Detroit Free Press , 17 Jun. 2002 .

Higher Ed. General

Articles:

	Couturier, Lara K. "Balancing Autonomy and Accountability in Higher Education," Double The Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented Youth , edited by Richard Kazis, Joel Vargas, and Nancy Hoffman ( Cambridge , MA : The Harvard Education Press, 2004) 181-187
	Couturier, Lara K. “Balancing State Control with Society's Needs.” Chronicle of Higher Education , June 27, 2003 , p. B20., Original, Unedited Version
	Couturier, Lara K. “Quotaland” for White Privilege, Providence Journal , April 7, 2003 .
	.Newman, Frank and Jamie E. Scurry, " New England 's Higher Education Reputation is in Jeopardy," Connection , 16.2 (Spring 2002): 13-17.
	Newman, Frank and Lara K. Couturier, "Trading Public Good in the Higher Education Market ",The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, January 2002.
	Newman, Frank, "Saving Higher Education's Soul", Change , September/October 2000: 17-23.

Briefing Papers:

	.Rebuilding the Vision of Tocqueville , October 1999.
	The Transformation of American Higher Education , March 1999

Reports:

	Newman, Frank. Competition and Market Forces: Higher Education Enters the Maelstrom of Transformation , April 2002.
	Newman, Frank. Saving Higher Education's Soul , September 2000

Op-Eds:

Newman, Frank and Jamie Scurry . State U's burdened by rigidity , The Providence Journal, 22 July 2002 .

Technology

Articles:

	Newman, Frank and Jamie E. Scurry, "Higher Education in the Digital Rapids, International Higher Education , January 2002: 13-14.
	Newman, Frank and Jamie E. Scurry, "Online Learning Pushes Teaching and Learning to the Forefront," The Chronicle of Higher Education , 13 July, 2001 : B7-B10.

Reports:

Newman, Frank and Jamie E. Scurry, Higher Education in the Digital Rapids , June 2001.

Student Learning

Op-Eds:

Scurry, Jamie and Frank Newman. Dealing with U.S. News college rankings, The Providence Journal, 21, Sept. 2002

Globalization

Reports:

Other:

Survey Results Privileges Lost, Responsibilities Gained, Pre-Conference Delphi Survey, June 2001.