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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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Petition to Save Amateur, Non-Revenue College Sports

Cutting non-revenue sports isn’t because schools ‘face a budget crisis.’ It’s about how money is being spent, and why some …
by Future U/ December 24, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Universities Keep Saying they Defend Free Speech, But….”

The eerie case of a student, an Australian university, and China. Read more from LA TImes.
by Future U/ December 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Letter from Michigan St. U Faculty/Parents/Caregivers On the Caregiving Crisis Provoked by COVID-19

Letter here. Join in by signing.
by Future U/ December 20, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Why CUNY Faculty May Strike

Details from The Nation. Read more here.
by Future U/ December 19, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Case Filed Against NCAA

LA TIMES: “Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether major colleges and universities are violating federal antitrust laws by refusing …
by Future U/ December 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Teaching Effort Featured in ‘Inside Higher Education’

Bravo, Terry Link, Laura DeLind and colleagues! Read more here.
by Future U/ December 11, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
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