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NEWS BRIEFS: State of New York Raises Minimum Wage for University Staff

It’s a great move, signaling appreciation for university staff around the state. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 5, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The national decline is about 2%. DC area data show above average declines at women’s & historically black colleges.

by Future U/ January 1, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

Here is USA Today’s feature on the high cost of facilities development. Over 60% of WMU athletics is subsidized, but …

by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Perhaps not-so-surprising data on how assaults increase on college football weekends.

by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

The numbers may surprise you: large demand, low admissions rate. Read details here.

by Future U/ December 30, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

The good news is that a higher percentage of students are graduating from America’s high schools, especially those located in limited-resource …

by Future U/ December 27, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

The Washington Post series on collegiate sports’ arms race focuses on $ for athletic facilities.

by Future U/ December 22, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

What are the boundaries, limits when it comes to faculty expression? Read about the case of Wheaton College.

by Future U/ December 18, 2015/ News Briefs/

From The New York Times: “Roughly 25,000 CUNY faculty and professional staff members have been without a contract since 2010, …

by Future U/ December 17, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

The Fed analysis reveals interesting findings about the percentage of college grads who are working in jobs outside their major …

by Future U/ December 11, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

From THE NEW YORK TIMES: “In an awkward exchange in Wednesday’s potentially game-changing Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action, Justice …

by Future U/ December 11, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

EVERY faculty member in America should read this analysis. Sobering….

by Future U/ December 10, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“If you want to know what students protesters at universities want, you have to actually read what they write,” writes …

by Future U/ December 10, 2015/ Articles, News Briefs, Society/

No need to be president at a ‘name’ school, like Columbia U. The president of High Point College made a …

by Future U/ December 8, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

In a disturbing trend, data show that college enrollment rates are dropping. Especially troubling is what’s happening to those who …

by Future U/ November 26, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/