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NEWS BRIEFS: Pandemic Exacerbates Inequality in Higher Education

Mamie Voight, interim president, Institute for Higher Education Policy: “One of the measures for how many students are applying for …

by Future U/ March 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers is Latest Major University to Divest Endowment from Fossil Fuels

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “About 5 percent of Rutgers’s $1.6 billion endowment is invested in fossil fuels, which the university …

by Future U/ March 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: List of Michigan Colleges/Universities Offering Free Tuition Programs

Community colleges and 4-year schools, public and private, are on the list. The Bridge has the skinny. Here.

by Future U/ March 9, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Michigan Colleges/Universities Offer Tuition Assistance

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Between the community college programs and tuition-free offers for some students at a growing number of colleges …

by Future U/ March 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “It’s devastating.” John Carroll U Board Eliminates Tenure Protection

“It uniquely crushes our academic freedom and our ability to challenge our students, our ability to engage in controversial ideas, …

by Future U/ March 1, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Condemning Racism Brings Emotional Response at Michigan Tech

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Materials professor Jaroslaw Drelich, who called the resolution “the most hateful and divisive document that was ever …

by Future U/ February 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurray, Grand Valley State!

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …

by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Community College Tuition for Michigan’s Essential Workers with More To Follow

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The program’s been a resounding success — more than 60,000 people signed up in the first two …

by Future U/ February 2, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: COVID Cases in Michigan Are Trending Down, But Not at the State’s Major Universities

Most recent state-level data here, courtesy of The Bridge. Here’s what’s happening at the U of Michigan and Michigan State …

by Future U/ February 1, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Widens Access to Underrepresented Students

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Nearly 139,500 students applied to UCLA for freshman seats, a 28% increase over last year. The …

by Future U/ January 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Members of Michigan State Spartans Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Sue University to Keep Program

FROM ESPN: “Eleven members of the Michigan State women’s swimming and diving team filed a lawsuit in federal court (last) …

by Future U/ January 19, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in the Box, University of Michigan?

Headline from Michigan Advance: “Boxes of sealed papers from an influential anti-immigrant activist have been stored at U of M …

by Future U/ January 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: This Program Prepares Deserving Students for College

The Edgewood Village Scholars Program.

by Future U/ January 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Questions Raised About MSU’s Investigative Process re Discrimination/Bias Claims

LANSING STATE JOURNAL: “Chuck Grigsby, who heads East Lansing’s Human Rights Commission, says he’s heard from several people that the …

by Future U/ December 29, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Double Whammy in Major College Sports–Football Coaching Salaries High, Graduation Rates Drop

USAToday monitors head coaching salaries and assistant coaches ‘ salaries. The University of Central Florida monitors graduation rates, overall, and …

by Future U/ December 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

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