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NEWS BRIEFS: National Organization Recommends “Putting Purpose First” To Help Students Succeed

“Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education to rethink student experiences–to help them better connect purpose to an academic …

by Future U/ October 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

New policies emerge from a review of philanthropy at GMU. Read more here. It’s from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ October 13, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“About three-quarters of all faculty positions are off the tenure track, according to new AAUP analysis,” writes Colleen Flaherty of …

by Future U/ October 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

The Chronicle’s Audrey Williams June writes: “A new study of the language used by more than 100 colleges in their tenure-and-promotion criteria …

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

The comparison is with 2015. Here’s a summary of the findings (from Inside Higher Education).

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

The total was nearly a 50% increase from 2015. Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ October 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Prof. Michael Stern is suing the school, “accusing officials of removing him as a department chair and limiting his raises …

by Future U/ October 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

The findings reveal a sobering picture. Forty schools employed NO full-time Black instructors. At 44% of America’s public institutions, there …

by Future U/ October 2, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Karen Herzog: “The university lost about 15 percent of its faculty since fall 2014…. Since 2010…UWM has lost 18.5 percent of …

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

What’s the issue? Title IX. The current administration wants to change the Title IX protocol. About 61k commenters supported the …

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

“Pissed Off MSU hopes to build a grassroots movement against university fallouts and cover-ups, said Duncan Tarr, an alumnus who …

by Future U/ September 26, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

From The Institute for College Access and Success: “Nationally, about two in three (65 percent) college seniors…in 2017 had student …

by Future U/ September 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Years in the making, the new program will open doors that had been closed previously.

by Future U/ September 15, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

University claims some victims have engaged in fraudulent activity re funds access. VIctims respond in defense. Read more from The Detroit …

by Future U/ September 7, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/