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NEWS BRIEFS: Moody’s Downgrades Higher Education To “Negative”

“Growth of industry’s expenses will outpace revenue growth for the next 12-18 months, with public universities. in particular, facing money woes.” Read …

by Future U/ December 11, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Wisconsin Regents Will Track Faculty Teaching Hours

The “Teaching Workload Policy” will monitor the number of hours spent on teaching. Data will be published on the UW …

by Future U/ December 8, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: American Talent Initiative Announces New Member Colleges/Universities

By 2025 ATI purposes “to attract, enroll, and graduate an additional 50,000 lower-income students at 270 colleges and universities that consistently graduate …

by Future U/ December 7, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Better Take A Look At The Proposed Higher Ed Bill

It’s a doozie. Read more at The Wall Street Journal.

by Future U/ December 3, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Concussion-Related Lawsuits, A NCAA Reality

“In a 2014 settlement, a federal judge declined to exempt the NCAA from future class-action suits, leading to the continued …

by Future U/ December 1, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Committee Commends AGB’s Stance On Academic Governance

The Board of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) recently issued a statement on shared governance. That …

by Future U/ November 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: What Does It Cost To Replace A Head College Football Coach?

USAToday reports that it cost $70 million total to replace 12 coaches at major schools who were fired this year. …

by Future U/ November 28, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Americans Hold Varying Opinions About The Value Of Higher Education

In a recent poll, only 53% of Americans say college degrees are worthwhile investments overall. Read more from Civis Analytics.

by Future U/ November 24, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Private University Slashes Tuition 30%

It’s Detroit-Mercy. Read more from The Detroit Free Press.

by Future U/ November 23, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Former Gymnists Renew Calls For Investigating Michigan State

Three victims of Larry Nassar’s sexual improprieties make a renewed call for an institutional inquiry. Read more from The Lansing …

by Future U/ November 22, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Justice Dept. Threatens Harvard For Admissions Discrimination

Read more from MassLive.

by Future U/ November 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Jobs In The Humanities On Downtrend

So says The Modern Language Association. Read more here.

by Future U/ November 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Do Trustees See Faculty As Barrier To Change?

Lack of support for change was the top choice selected by trustees in a national study conducted by Association of Governing …

by Future U/ November 14, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: International Enrollments Down

Open Doors reports that international enrollment in the U.S. is flattening out. Nearly 50% of universities report an expected drop …

by Future U/ November 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Small Colleges Are Closing Doors

Roman Catholic-affiliated schools are especially hit hard. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 12, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/