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NEWS BRIEFS: Did They Cheat? And How Are Universities Monitoring Exams Taken Remotely?

The situation at Dartmouth’s medical school raises questions. “While universities have long used anti-plagiarism software and other anti-cheating apps, the …

by Future U/ May 21, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Business Leaders Protest Funding Formula for State Universities

12.2% funding cut proposed for U of Michigan. “House Republicans passed House Bill 4400 last week that would better fund universities …

by Future U/ May 18, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network

UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Student College Enrollment

David Jesse (Detroit Free Press) summarizes the findings in this article about what researchers found in Kalamazoo, MI (The Kalamazoo …

by Future U/ May 6, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Head-Spinning Turmoil at Linfield (OR) University

Distinguished professor and faculty trustee “was fired after he denounced the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations from students and …

by Future U/ May 4, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Athletics-Related Eruption (again), This Time at LSU

FROM ESPN: Seven women allege “a conspiracy” by the defendants to keep them quiet and “deprive them of their constitutional …

by Future U/ April 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Open Search, University of Iowa Hires Academic as President

Barbara Wilson has published more than 80 articles, reports, and book chapters during her academic career, and she has been …

by Future U/ April 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan Lawmakers Consider Restricting What Public Universities Can Do to Address COVID

FROM THE MICHIGAN BRIDGE: ‘It’s “befuddling’ said Dan Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities. ‘For a legislative …

by Future U/ April 24, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Trustee Acts Deplorably, This Time at University of Richmond

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “University of Richmond Faculty Senate on Friday passed a vote of no confidence in Paul Queally, rector …

by Future U/ April 14, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Outmigration Has This Chancellor Worried

Last week, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson told state lawmakers that SUNY enrollment could drop by “tens …

by Future U/ April 11, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Feds to Review Trump-Era Campus Sexual Assault Rules

FROM THE LA TIMES: “The Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise federal rules around campus sexual …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: National Coalition Calls for Addressing Racial Disparities in Major College Sports

A wide gap separates who plays the games and who coaches the players/administers college athletics. The College Athlete Advocacy Initiative …

by Future U/ April 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Webinar Focuses on “Practical Ways to Get Radical in Higher Ed”

Tuesday, April 6, 2p Eastern with Hiram College’s Debbie Kasper. Register here. Sponsored by the Campus Sustainability Consortium.

by Future U/ April 1, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Board Says ‘No’ to Releasing Documents, MI AG Closes Nassar Case

AG Nessel: “The university’s refusal to voluntarily provide them closes the last door available to finish our investigation. We’re incredibly …

by Future U/ March 29, 2021/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Critical Race Theory Under Attack

Michelle Goldberg writes in the New York Times: “Consider what just happened in Idaho, where last week Boise State University …

by Future U/ March 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/