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NEWS BRIEFS: Moody’s Downgrades Higher Education To “Negative”

“Growth of industry’s expenses will outpace revenue growth for the next 12-18 months, with public universities. in particular, facing money woes.” Read …

by Future U/ December 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Why College Should Continue Being A Place For Screw Ups

In today’s climate, heaven forbid if you get out of line. But some of life’s best lessons come from making mistakes during …

by Future U/ December 10, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Student Activism Shines Brightly … Again

Students show the way. Read about it in “How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer.” …

by Future U/ December 9, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Wisconsin Regents Will Track Faculty Teaching Hours

The “Teaching Workload Policy” will monitor the number of hours spent on teaching. Data will be published on the UW …

by Future U/ December 8, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: American Talent Initiative Announces New Member Colleges/Universities

By 2025 ATI purposes “to attract, enroll, and graduate an additional 50,000 lower-income students at 270 colleges and universities that consistently graduate …

by Future U/ December 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Two Types Of Student Activists

Chris Purcell of Vanderbilt University writes about what he calls burners and builders. It’s from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 6, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Fight Over The Future Of Title IX

Here’s a New York Times feature article about what’s happening (and not happening) in DC regarding future rules for Title …

by Future U/ December 5, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Better Take A Look At The Proposed Higher Ed Bill

It’s a doozie. Read more at The Wall Street Journal.

by Future U/ December 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s “The Right Way” To Fix Universities?

Professors Emily Levine and Mitchell Stevens offer ideas in an article published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ December 2, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Concussion-Related Lawsuits, A NCAA Reality

“In a 2014 settlement, a federal judge declined to exempt the NCAA from future class-action suits, leading to the continued …

by Future U/ December 1, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Committee Commends AGB’s Stance On Academic Governance

The Board of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) recently issued a statement on shared governance. That …

by Future U/ November 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: What Does It Cost To Replace A Head College Football Coach?

USAToday reports that it cost $70 million total to replace 12 coaches at major schools who were fired this year. …

by Future U/ November 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Pauli Murray And Free Speech At Yale

“Our responsibility to protect freedom of expression is all the more vital if we are to overcome the hatred and division …

by Future U/ November 26, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Conservatives Are Angry About Higher Education

A Conservative declares why in this op-ed from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ November 25, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Americans Hold Varying Opinions About The Value Of Higher Education

In a recent poll, only 53% of Americans say college degrees are worthwhile investments overall. Read more from Civis Analytics.

by Future U/ November 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/