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NEWS BRIEFS: UK Students Protest Campus Food Insecurity

University of Kentucky students participated in a hunger strike designed to pressure the school to address the issues of food …

by Future U/ April 30, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: ESPN’S ‘Spartan Silence’ Wins Peabody Award

Since 1941, Peabody Awards spotlight programs that demonstrate how media can defend the public interest, encourage empathy, and expand understanding …

by Future U/ April 27, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWSBRIEFS: In Higher Ed, Administration Positions Pay Off … Unless You’re a Woman or Person-of-Color

“The share of women in all of the lowest-paid dean positions was 47 percent,” reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. …

by Future U/ April 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWSBRIEFS: Students and Faculty Protest Men-Only Slate of Presidential Finalists

“Twenty-eight student organizations and forty-six faculty members faculty signed an open letter that was read aloud during a Univ. of …

by Future U/ April 20, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWSBRIEFS: “I Can’t Do This Anymore,” a U-Colorado Trustee Said, Voting Against Football

“I don’t believe it can be played safely anymore. I want these young men to leave CU with minds that …

by Future U/ April 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Public Higher Ed Funding–Fifth of States Still Struggle From Great Recession

Eric Kelderman has details in this feature article from The Chronicle of Higher Education. “The states where per-student spending still …

by Future U/ April 13, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Student Who Alleges Sexual Assault Holds Press Conference

She filed a lawsuit in Federal court, contending that the university mishandles sexual misconduct complaints against athletes. “I don’t want …

by Future U/ April 11, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Former President Simon Returns To Court

The judge will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant a court trial on felony charges. The Lansing State …

by Future U/ April 8, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: The Dollars & Sense Reason For Attending High-Price Elite Colleges

In the aggregate, the sticker price is at least $70k per annum to attend an elite college. But does it …

by Future U/ April 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: So What’s Happening to the Parents Embroiled in Admissions-Gate?

Some will try to cut deals. Others will fight charges. Here’s the skinny from The Los Angeles Times.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Allegations–“Toxic Work Environment” in Michigan State’s Advancement Unit

That’s the headline from a State News investigative report about MSU Advancement, which includes the university’s fundraising arm and Alumni …

by Future U/ April 5, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: A Jesuit University Without A Palette of Liberal Arts Majors

It’s at Wheeling Jesuit University. To make financial ends meet, the university announced that it will cut all but eight programs. …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy Admit! Many Public Universities Seek Students From Wealthy High Schools

“Despite a historical mission of social mobility for meritorious state residents, public research universities increasingly enroll an affluent student body …

by Future U/ March 27, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Admission Rates At Top Schools Reach Record Lows

How low can they go? Stanford and Harvard are now accepting fewer than 5% of their applicants. The highest acceptance …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Says No to Fed Funding for Humanities & Arts Endowments

For the third consecutive year, the Fed budget proposal to Congress recommends winding down funding for the National Endowment for …

by Future U/ March 20, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

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