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NEWS BRIEFS: Under Fed Pressure, San Francisco State Closes Chinese Language Program

LA Times: “U.S. officials are…warning that universities have unwittingly exposed themselves to undue influence or even espionage efforts from America’s …

by Future U/ July 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Calls for Congressional Study of Intercollegiate Athletics

The Drake Group (a national organization to defend educational integrity in higher education from the corrosive aspects of commercialized college …

by Future U/ July 28, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Sen. Murphy (CT) Slams NCAA for “Lack of Academic Integrity”

Student-athletes sometimes spend more than 50 hours a week on athletic activities and graduate at significantly lower rates than non-athletes. …

by Future U/ July 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. of Alaska Reeling After Budget Cuts

“The 41% budget cut to the university continues to harm us every day,” University of Alaska President James R. …

by Future U/ July 18, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: California Seeks Doctors Without Debt

“California will spend $340 million paying off doctors’ debts using Proposition 56 tobacco tax revenue. This month, the state offered …

by Future U/ July 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: NCAA Paid $54 Million Last Year To Defend Itself

“The National Collegiate Athletic Association is paying more than twice as much in outside legal fees as it did four …

by Future U/ July 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. South Carolina Faculty Senate Takes Stand Re Presidential Search Process

“Amid an increasingly chaotic search for a new president, the University of South Carolina’s Faculty Senate sharply rebuked the Board …

by Future U/ July 15, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Detroit Foreclosure Notices Linked to University of Michigan Investment

“U-M regents meeting minutes do not explain why the university, which has an $11.9 billion endowment, invested in Detroit real estate …

by Future U/ July 14, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Explores Neoliberal Resistance in Higher Education

Resisting Neoliberalism in Higher Education Volume II is edited by Catherine Manathunga and Dorothy Bottrell. It’s a follow up to …

by Future U/ July 13, 2019/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. Nebraska-Lincoln Survivors and Allies Submit Demand List to U Administration

Daily Nebraskan: “Basically we framed these demands to empower survivors,” group member Giselle Nevarez said. “That was our main concern …

by Future U/ July 12, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Pays Both Parties In Aftermath of Sexual Misconduct Probe

MSU paid a total of $1.2 million. “The woman filed a lawsuit…stating that the school did not provide her adequate …

by Future U/ July 11, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Two Companies Sue MSU for Fraud, Contract Breach, and Patent Takeovers

Companies say Michigan State terminated business relationships for institutional gain. Read more at the Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ July 10, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

News Briefs: No Crimson For Rick Snyder

Saying it was the outcome of incivility, the former governor had an excuse for saying no to Harvard. Read more …

by Future U/ July 7, 2019/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: From Hostile Research Takeover, USC Ordered to Pay UCSD $50 Million

“USC agreed this week to pay the University of California $50 million and apologize for tactics used to poach a …

by Future U/ July 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Shows Higher Ed Making Little Progress in Faculty Diversity

“Despite more universities placing an emphasis on attempting to diversify their faculty ranks, a new study shows very little progress, …

by Future U/ July 4, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/