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NEWS BRIEFS: Syracuse U Engineering Fraternity Suspended For Producing Racist Video

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/

PERSPECTIVES: More States Are Passing Laws Re Fraternities

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Catholic U. Set to Eliminate Positions Of Tenure-Line Faculty Members

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Oxford Isn’t Just An Elite University — It’s For The Elite

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education No-Confidence Votes On The Rise

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dems & Repubs Generally Agree On College Worth, But …

… 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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Where Do College Grads Move After Graduating?

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgia State Becomes Engine of Social Mobility

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Recommends Taxing Wealthy Californianians To Support “College for All”

Since 2003, CA tax breaks amounted to $18 billion while public tuition has risen 70%. Read the report, Restoring Opportunity.

by Future U/ May 11, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Sad State of Affairs At Colorado State & University of Florida

When it comes to diversity in higher education, recent experiences represent a clarion call for respect and change.

by Future U/ May 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Professor Wrote Book About Athletic Scandal, Offered A New Course…And How His University Responded

Professor Jay Smith writes about his experiences at UNC, Chapel Hill. Read more from The Wall Street Journal. Smith’s book …

by Future U/ May 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did George Mason Go Too Far?

“Newly released documents reveal that Virginia’s George Mason University allowed conservative donors to influence hiring decisions in exchange for financial …

by Future U/ May 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: California Eyes Legislation On Campus Free Speech

AB 2374 is based on the book, Free Speech on Campus, co-authored by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School …

by Future U/ April 29, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer High School Grads Are Going To College

Down 3% from last year. The rate is the lowest in 5 years. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.

by Future U/ April 28, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Montana State Faculty Pass On Koch-Funded Economics Center

It was a tight vote, though–a one-vote difference. Read more at Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ April 26, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/