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NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Backscratching–U Invests Endowment Money In Money Managers With Donor Connections

Brash Michigan, even with public scrutiny regarding its investment policies, continues to put endowment resources in the hands of companies …

by Future U/ August 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

If OSU fires Urban Meyer it won’t be the first time that the university has terminated the contracts of championship-level …

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

‘Bears for Leadership Reform‘ are calling for resignations by the university’s board of regents. Read why at KWTX.

by Future U/ August 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

“Innovation and discovery depend on the collision of different ideas,” said John Hardin, the director of university relations for the …

by Future U/ August 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Controversial UVA hire brings an administrative response (defense). Read more at The Washington Post.

by Future U/ July 30, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

When does use become overuse and, then, abuse? Here’s an investigative report from Denver’s FOX31 TV.

by Future U/ July 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Different concerns expressed by party affiliation. Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ July 27, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“The foundation doled out roughly $90 million in gifts in 2017, much of it to colleges and universities. and more …

by Future U/ July 26, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Larry Fedora believes football is under attack. Fedora’s soliloquy, delivered during a press conference, included minimizing the danger of playing …

by Future U/ July 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Higher ed presumably prepares students for engaging in civic life. But does it? Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich think not but they say …

by Future U/ July 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

By last Friday, “more than 500 faculty, students, and alumni had signed a petition protesting the appointment of Marc Short, Trump’s former …

by Future U/ July 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Money. Money. Money. In 2017, Blackbaud reported that higher ed’s alumni-giving has dropped under 8%, down 2% from 2014. But targeted …

by Future U/ July 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“In defending its policy allowing the concealed carry of handguns in classrooms, the Univ. of Texas has taken a surprising …

by Future U/ July 19, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Even though America has an abundance of higher ed choices, there are “education deserts,” too (that is, no public college/university …

by Future U/ July 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/