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NEWS BRIEFS: ACT Data Show Declines in Students’ College Readiness

“Percentage of students who have met English and math benchmarks lowest in 15 years.” Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 13, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Universities Aren’t the Same When It Comes to Earning Power

“Which Michigan campus you attend can make a million-dollar difference by the time you retire, according to a new study.” …

by Future U/ December 11, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: There’s Profound Gender Imbalance at Japan’s Most Elite University

The ratio is 5/1 men at the University of Tokyo. Read more in this analysis from The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 10, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Investigative Reporting Reveals ‘Predator Pipeline’ in College Athletics

“USA TODAY Network identified at least 28 current and former athletes since 2014 who transferred to NCAA schools despite being …

by Future U/ December 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Democratics Spar Over Tuition-Free Public Higher Ed

Is public higher education a public good? Some say yes, others…. Read more in this commentary from The New York …

by Future U/ December 8, 2019/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: There’s Higher Tuition at Michigan’s Community College

“State higher education appropriations for community colleges have risen about 4% since 2017-18, but the average tuition has risen nearly …

by Future U/ December 7, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. Wisconsin Regents Stand Firm–No Faculty, Students, or Staff in Presidential Search

Faculty, staff, and students comprise 96% of the system’s 40,000-member workforce but they won’t be represented on the presidential search …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Vassar Launches ‘Engaged Pluralism’ Initiative

“Increasing polarization can make conversing, let alone thriving, across social and political differences particularly difficult.” In response, here’s what Vassar …

by Future U/ December 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “He Said, He Said,” “She Said, He Said,” Trustee Ferguson is Back in the News

It’s another edition of ‘Joel’s world.” What’s up now? Michigan Advance has the story.

by Future U/ December 4, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Debt Quintuples in 15 Years, Nears $1.5 Trillion

24/7WallStreet has the details.

by Future U/ December 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Harvard Grad Workers Prepare for Strike

“Thousands of Harvard’s graduate student workers are preparing to go on strike Tuesday after failing to reach a contract agreement …

by Future U/ December 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Outsourcing Jobs and Public Universities, Focus on the University of California

California’s third-largest employer spends half-a-billion dollars each year on contracts for labor performed by outsourced personnel. Local 3200 of AFSCME …

by Future U/ December 1, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At America’s Most Selective Schools, Admission Pressure is at an All-Time High

Since 2000, the average number of applications at America’s most selective schools has risen from 10,000-25,000. Over the same time …

by Future U/ November 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: John Ralston Saul Inspires In Speech on Universities and the Public Good

John Ralston Saul‘s stirring speech was given at King’s College London.

by Future U/ November 29, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Students Organize for ‘Climate Change Justice’

“MSU currently spends $122.9 million in fossil fuel, mining, and related initiatives,” junior Sara Millies-Lucke said. “They’re either involved directly …

by Future U/ November 27, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/