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NEWS BRIEFS: Civil Rights Leader Denied College Access Receives Award From Same School

Segregation of US higher education existed past mid-century. Here’s a story about Gladys White Jordan, denied admission then, awarded today.

by Future U/ March 28, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Differential Graduation Rates Among African American College Students

A comparison of practices at two Big Ten universities–Purdue and Rutgers–helps explain why. Read more.

by Future U/ March 27, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Corinthian Colleges Ordered to Pay $1 Billion For Misleading Students

NEWS BRIEFS: College Graduation Rate Widens Between White and Black Students

Read more from a report filed by Education Trust. Among the findings: grad rates for Black students fell at over 30% of schools …

by Future U/ March 24, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Universities Are The Largest Employer in Many States

Wal-Mart, health systems, and higher ed top the list. Read more here.

by Future U/ March 19, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: ‘March Madness’ Is Low Graduation Rates for Collegiate Black Athletes

UPenn study reveals that many high profile sports schools have low graduation rates for Black athletes–as low as 26%.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Universities Marketed As Though They Are Tourist Destinations?

Read the results of a provocative study done by Dr. Gary Rhoades of the University of Arizona.

by Future U/ March 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Wisconsin Regents Approve New Policies Over Faculty Objections

Run higher education like a business! That’s a neoliberal clarion call. What happens? Wisconsin public higher ed is a primary example. Read …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Want Kids To Do Better in Math and English? Teach Them Philosophy

Math & literacy skills increased for English children who participated in a philosophy class. Disadvantaged students showed the most significant gains.

by Future U/ March 11, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Wisconsin Scholar-Activist Leaves Madison, Cites Toxic Environment for Academics

Sara Goldrick-Rabb: “It is no longer possible for critical scholars working in public higher education to flourish without tenure protections.” Read …

by Future U/ March 11, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Film Documents Impact of Neoliberalism on Public Higher Education

Starving the Beast examines how political and market-oriented forces are reframing public higher education.

by Future U/ March 10, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: 2016 Rankings of America’s Public Universities

Top 25 dominated by Big Ten & CA-based schools. See methodology here. Another ranking system here.

by Future U/ March 2, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Campus Protests Yield Limited Results

Too little, quite limited…. That’s the outcome of a USA Today analysis of what has happened at nearly 20 schools in …

by Future U/ February 29, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Why Are Smaller Collegiate Endowments Outperforming Larger Endowments?

On average, about 60% of big-scale endowments are “invested” in alternative options, such as hedge funds and private equity. Many smaller endowments don’t …

by Future U/ February 26, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The ‘Free College’ Myth

In a highly critiqued essay, Jeffrey Silingo, former editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, says the idea isn’t worth pursuing.

by Future U/ February 24, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/