October 2016 - Page 2 of 3

NEWS BRIEFS: College Basketball Star Uses ESPN to Communicate Activist Position

Wisconsin star, Nigel Hayes, used ESPN’s College GameDay program to call out financial choices of the Big Ten and NCAA. Read …

by Future U/ October 17, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Over 90% of lower-income students who apply receive Pell Grants (financial aid, not a loan). The problem: many students don’t apply. Kresge …

by Future U/ October 16, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Read Ana Swanson’s analysis, published recently in The Washington Post.

by Future U/ October 15, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Ruth Graham, Wheaton College alumna, writes expressively about Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton. Hawkins left …

by Future U/ October 14, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Dr. Benjamin Payton transformed the school founded by Booker T. Washington. Read more about his extraordinary life and contributions.

by Future U/ October 13, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Baylor is back in the national spotlight with more distressing news. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 12, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“All the money they have, and they still want to squeeze every bit out of us,” Anabela A. Pappas, a …

by Future U/ October 11, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Robert Weisbuch offers sage advice on a challenging situation. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 10, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Investments will focus on enhancement programs for students and faculty, including student recruitment.

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

The question is being debated in Great Britain. Read more below. Higher Ed Great Britain

by Future U/ October 8, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The campus wide program, which will focus on the causes and consequences of poverty, was announced on Wednesday by university president, …

by Future U/ October 7, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“No” is the answer from a commentary published recently in Nature. Read more below. Academic corporate culture

by Future U/ October 6, 2016/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“Food insecurity is a problem even for students who are employed, have a meal plan, and are receiving financial aid,” said …

by Future U/ October 5, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

The plan includes expanding AmeriCorps and creating a National Service Reserve. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 4, 2016/ Public Higher Ed/

What may be good for the people may not be good for the higher education industry. Read more here.

by Future U/ October 3, 2016/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/