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NEWS BRIEFS: Dialogue About Race at Yale

At Yale the national conversation about race has become a campus wide topic of discussion.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Reveals the Plight of Part-time and Adjunct Faculty

The PIs conducted interviews with faculty and present results at a recent academic conference. Read a summary published in The Chronicle.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: CUNY FACULTY PROTEST PAY

No salary increases for 5 years–working without a contract–stimulate protests in a system that serves one of the most diverse …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Film Highlights Economic Plight of Adjunct Profs

The new film was produced for a Congressional hearing. From the article: “Between 1970 and 2008, the average pay of …

by Future U/ October 28, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: 20% of States Spend More Public Money on Prisons v. Higher Ed

Michigan is one of the states–10 in total–that put more state money behind the prison system than investing in higher …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: No Academic Credentials for New UNC System Chief

It’s happening all too often–recently at Florida State, then Iowa, and now at the University of North Carolina system–naming a …

by Future U/ October 24, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Billion Dollar Fundraising Campaigns, Common in Public Higher Ed

At William & Mary state allocations constitution less than 15% of the university’s general fund. W&M is considered to be …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in a Name? $20 Million. What a College Won’t Get? $20 Million.

Plutocratic financial engagement is a critical ingredient in Neoliberalism’s hold on higher education. Read about one attempt to modify a college’s name … in …

by Future U/ October 23, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS ARTICLE: Lansing’s “City Pulse” on Bonnie Bucqueroux

The City Pulse’s Lawrence Cosentino authored a wonderful piece about Bonnie–about his relationship with her and the meaning she brought …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Basketball Hit with Another Scandal

The University of Louisville’s basketball program is under investigation for unethical practices associated with basketball recruiting. UL is among several major …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Mississippi Students Seek Change

Student leaders at the University of Mississippi have organized in opposition to flying the state flag on campus. The opposition …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Japan moves to stop universities from teaching social science and humanities

The British publication Times Higher Education reports that Education Minister Hakuban Shimomura recently sent a letter to all 86 of …

by msuspartan/ September 16, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: WashPo follows the money in college football

Do universities have football teams or do football teams have unversities? Washington Post reviewer Carlos Lozada argues that even diehard …

by msuspartan/ August 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

News Brief: NYT op-ed says “Stop Universities from Hoarding Cash”

Victor Fleischer, a professor of law at the University of San Diego, questions why universities do not use the proceeds …

by msuspartan/ August 20, 2015/ News Briefs/

News Brief: Student debt on The Diane Rehm Show

On her show on National Public Radio, Diane Rehm tackled the issue of college debt and what the presidential candidates …

by msuspartan/ August 17, 2015/ News Briefs/

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