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NEWS BRIEFS: What’s the Appropriate Balance Between Provost Oversight and Professorial Discretion?

"Students were asked to report to the provost those professors who acted without empathy."

by Future U/ June 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Churn Over College Rankings, US News & World Report Changes Methodology

"New rankings remove alumni giving, faculty with highest degrees, class size, and high school standing of entering students."

by Future U/ June 13, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Congress Investigates Faculty Who Study Disinformation

"Academics under the microscope are studying (among other subjects) false claims about the 2020 election and COVID-19."

by Future U/ June 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Addressing Michigan’s Population Issue

"Since 1990, Michigan has ranked 49th out of 50 for population growth."

by Future U/ June 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan’s College Enrollment Decline Among Nation’s Highest

'Part of the challenge is demography, with the state’s aging population and a dwindling pool of high school graduates."

by Future U/ May 31, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Legislature Eliminates DEI Programs, Fails to Dismantle Tenure

"Lawmakers aimed to end both DEI and tenure across Texas public campuses despite pushback from higher education advocates."

by Future U/ May 30, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Rules No Need to Declare Financial Exigency to Layoff Tenured Profs

"Canisius asserted it was under no obligation to 'declare' a financial exigency, only that it be experiencing one."

by Future U/ May 30, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Legislature Moves Toward Adjusting Tenure Policies at the State’s Public Universities

"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who oversees the Texas Senate, said that a tenure ban is one of his priorities this …

by Future U/ May 27, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Teleconference Scheduled on Sports Betting and Intercollegiate Athletics

Thursday, May 18, 2-3:30p Eastern (virtual forum)

by Future U/ May 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Grad Instructors’ Strike, University of Michigan’s Administration Wants Surrogates To Submit Spring Semester Grades

“Bypassing faculty-of-record and hiring third-party graders is infringing on faculty freedom.”

by Future U/ April 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

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