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NEWS BRIEFS: Carnegie Mellon Adopts U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

Provost James H. Garrett: “The sustainable development goals provided an excellent framework to think and organize ourselves in this broad …

by Future U/ October 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University Hosts Conference on ‘Building the Post-Pandemic University’

Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …

by Future U/ September 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Homeland Security Proposal Worrisome for Universities and International Scholars

“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposal last Thursday, which could limit the duration of immigration status …

by Future U/ September 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Audit Finds Connections Can Trump Admissions Qualifications at U. of California

LA Times: “The University of California allowed “inappropriate factors” to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 students who …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: County Health Officer Calls Out MSU Concerning COVID-19 Reporting

“The current situation deeply concerns me for the MSU and East Lansing communities,” Linda Vail said in a press release …

by Future U/ September 24, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Finds that Liberal Arts Majors Less Likely to Express Authoritarian Attitudes

The report, authored by Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce, is entitled The Role of Education in Taming …

by Future U/ September 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Alumni-Led #SaveACHumanities Social Media Movement Saves Humanities at Adrian College

At Adrian College, “several thousand graduates, many of them recent, waged a simple but relentless social media and direct outreach …

by Future U/ September 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Well-Served By Campus Newspapers

College newspapers: “Student journalists have been kept busy breaking news of campus outbreaks, pushing for transparency from administrators, and publishing …

by Future U/ September 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/