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NEWS BRIEFS: College Debt Hampers Parents, Not Just Students

According to Savingforcollege.com, parents owed $32.6k on average at graduation time for loans assumed under the Federal Parent PLUS program. Read more from …
by Future U/ July 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: American Higher Ed STILL Has An Access Problem

Despite enormous growth of higher education over the past decades, access problems persist. That conclusion is based on Fed data …
by Future U/ July 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Yale Law Alums Diss University For Lauding SOCTUS Nominee

A letter, written by a growing list of Yale Law graduates, criticizes Yale and the nominee. Read the letter here.
by Future U/ July 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Skinny On ‘Speech First’: It’s Not What It Appears To Be

A watchdog group? A student group? It’s different…and more. Read an investigative report published by The Nation.
by Future U/ July 11, 2018/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Judge Denies Quest To Uncover Koch Funding Specifics At George Mason U.

A student group, Transparent GMU, sued to gain access to donor agreements between the Foundation & university.  Read more from The …
by Future U/ July 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Strampel Retires From Michigan State

NEWS BRIEFS: Strampel Retires From Michigan State

Read the details here from M-Live.
by Future U/ July 7, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: College Debt Load Varies By Study Area

NEWS BRIEFS: College Debt Load Varies By Study Area

Using Federal data, a Seton Hall U. study found the greatest debt burden in dentistry and the lowest in medical …
by Future U/ July 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS STORY: MSU Tenure Policy Connects to MSU Crisis

Former dean William Strampel is the focus of attention. He risks losing MSU health benefits if he doesn’t resign his tenured …
by Future U/ July 5, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Abuse Victims Sign Petition For Engler Resignation

“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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Suit Against Harvard Claims Admissions Discrimination Against Asian-Americans

“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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Creates ‘Report Card’ To Evaluate Fraternities

“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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Acceptance Letters Can Obfuscate The Real Cost Of College

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Calls Increase For MSU’s Engler To Step Aside

Read more from CBS News.
by Future U/ June 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The Left — “Enemy Of Open And Free Expression On Campuses”

“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/
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