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NEWS BRIEFS: “Give Native Americans Smallpox-Infested Blankets”

“Lord Jeff,” for Lord Jeffery Amherst, is no longer the mascot at Amherst College…and for good reasons. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 31, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS ARTICLES: Athletic Philanthropy Yields $1 Billion+ Last Year

The athletic “have’s” need donors. The athletic “have not’s” need subsidies. Combined total last year: $4 billion+.

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

NEWS ARTICLES: When Does Tenure Matter?

The case of Lake Superior State University is worth following. Read more here.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Making a Business Out of Syllabi

What happens in the classroom, stays in the…no…goes public. Read more.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: U of Oregon Scales Back on Branding Campaign

“The original campaign was inane and insulting,” Bill Harbaugh, economics prof & president-elect, U of O’s University Senate. Read more.

by Future U/ January 20, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: NYC To Pay Greater Share of CUNY Costs

So says Gov. Cuomo in his just-unveiled state budget proposal. Read more here. “Shifting one-third of the cost of CUNY …

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Tuition in Harvard’s Future?

Many university endowments are at all-time highs with Harvard’s endowment at $38 billion. Is now the time for tuition-free undergrad education? Read more …

by Future U/ January 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Jack and Jill Collaborated on an Article …

…and recent research reveals that Jack is likely to get more credit than Jill. Details here.

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

NEWS BRIEFS: How to Fire A Controversial Tenured Professor

It’s the culmination of a case reported earlier on this site. James Tracy was fired by Florida Atlantic Univ. Why? How? Read on.

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

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Enrollment Down Slightly Nationally, But More Substantially at Certain Schools

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: It Costs to Look Good In College Athletics

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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Connections — Alcohol, Football, and Campus Sexual Assaults

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

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Graduate Education, The Master’s Degree, and International Students

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

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher HS Grad Rates, Lower Proficiency Levels

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/

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