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NEWS BRIEFS: “Black Lives Matter” Flag Officially Hoisted, Then Stolen, At University of Vermont

Not without debate, UVM authorized the hoisting of a BLM flag adjacent to the U.S. flag. Read more here. Soon …

by Future U/ September 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In 39 States The Highest Paid Public Employee Is A College Coach

Across the country, state by state, major college athletics dominates the public sector’s “highest paid” list. See the list here.

by Future U/ September 22, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Racist Incidents Spark Outrage At American University

“The…Black Student Alliance said.. there have been racial tensions on campus for some time, including hate messages aimed at black …

by Future U/ September 20, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Penn State’s ‘Daily Collegian’ On PSU’s Decision to Celebrate Joe Paterno

Read the editorial here. Read a commentary from The New York Times. (Cover photo, courtesy NYTs.)

by Future U/ September 17, 2016/ News Briefs, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Controversy Erupts Over Course Offering at UC Berkeley

From The Guardian: “The University of California, Berkeley has suspended a course dedicated to studying Palestine “through the lens of …

by Future U/ September 16, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Investigative Reporting Reveals Big Sugar and University Researchers Conspired To Redirect Discourse On Public Health

“The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote …

by Future U/ September 14, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Updates On The LIU Faculty Lockout

“The LIU lockout marks the first time in American history that higher education faculty have ever been locked out by …

by Future U/ September 13, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: When A University Decides Not To Practice Its Own Research Results

The case is Dartmouth College, which announced it will stop participating in a national health care program designed by faculty in its …

by Future U/ September 11, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Donor Conditions Bring Controversy At Wayne State

Michael and Marian Ilitch (Little Caesar’s Pizza) will give $40 million to the university’s business college. But do the conditions …

by Future U/ September 9, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Issued on Tuition Costs at Michigan’s Public Universities

The Michigan League for Public Policy compared tuition costs of a four-year education (tuition) at Michigan’s public universities for students in the …

by Future U/ September 8, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Athletes Can Be Paid … In The Olympics

Jim Thorpe was stripped of an Olympic Gold in 1913 because he played minor league baseball. Wonder what he would …

by Future U/ September 4, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgetown Offers Preferential Admission to Slave Descendants

Action follows deliberation of a university committee. Read more here. Just as importantly…. “Two buildings are being renamed, which originally paid tribute …

by Future U/ September 1, 2016/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/