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NEWS BRIEFS: Private Colleges Increase Discount Rate … Again

Moody’s and The Chronicle report that over 20% of America’s private higher ed institutions now have a discount rate (that is, reduction …

by Future U/ November 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

We’ll know soon and the answer is likely to be, ‘yes.’ Read this analysis from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ November 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Not very, especially at higher-end schools. Read David Leonhardt’s commentary at The New York Times. A lack of diversity. Regular readers …

by Future U/ November 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Read more from Inside Higher Education. On the decline of international enrollments, and On the increase in study abroad.

by Future U/ November 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“The effort to establish a legal definition of gender as binary could lead to denying research funding to scholars and to impugning …

by Future U/ November 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Brent J. Evans, et al.: “Our most striking finding is that a residential student population is strongly associated with an …

by Future U/ November 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Aaron Carroll offers a thoughtful perspective at The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

A new report profiles the political engagement of today’s college students. When it comes to political engagement, students are more …

by Future U/ November 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling offers his perspective on an important story re the politics of higher education.

by Future U/ November 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

This case raises (yet again) questions about the role of major college sports in American higher education. This case shows …

by Future U/ October 31, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“You will miss out on a host of other relevant and fascinating skills and departments when you confine yourself to …

by Future U/ October 25, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

And Bloomberg reports the situation is about to explode. Riley Griffin tells why.

by Future U/ October 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, 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/

The time frame–over about thirty years, starting in the ’80s. The evolution–from a public good to what’s best for the …

by Future U/ October 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

A checklist approach replaces competitive criteria. Millions of dollars annually are now available to students who otherwise might not qualify. …

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