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NEWS BRIEFS: Feds Rescind Obama-Era Collegiate Diversity Guidlines

The (Obama-era) guidance stated that “diversity is an important educational goal and that colleges should be able to use a variety …

by Future U/ July 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“It is our position that MSU cannot move forward and become an institution of integrity and safety until John Engler …

by Future U/ June 19, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

“Admissions officers assign Asian-Americans the lowest score of any racial group on the personal rating, which includes a subjective assessment …

by Future U/ June 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Penn St. cited research: sorority women at the school are 50% more likely than other female students to be sexually …

by Future U/ June 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

One university told a student that the cost of attending the following year was $48,200, but there was good news: the …

by Future U/ June 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

“Conservatives are successfully advancing one of their longstanding goals: to turn the tables in the debate over the First Amendment …

by Future U/ June 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

A fraternity is in the news (again) for racist behavior. Read more from The Root.

by Future U/ June 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Read what’s happening around the country in an article published in The New York Times.

by Future U/ June 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Approximately 9% of university faculty members will be affected. Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ June 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Admissions data reveal that Oxford will stay that way, too. Read more from The New York Times.

by Future U/ May 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

The rate is now about 5x higher than it was just a decade ago. Read more from The Wall Street …

by Future U/ May 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

… they are far apart regarding government’s role in paying for it. New America’s findings are analyzed in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Here’s an interactive source published by The Wall Street Journal. The database includes graduates from 445 schools across the country.

by Future U/ May 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

From NYT: “By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than just enrolling them, the college raised its graduation rate to 54% …

by Future U/ May 16, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/