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NEWS BRIEFS: In 2014, 48 Universities Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars — On Athletic Facilities

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/

From change.org this article outlines a litany of reasons the public should support an effort to oust UA President Scott Scarborough.

by Future U/ November 23, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Students are protesting; administrators are resigning. Read a narrative from a CA college. Unbelievable email response yields a resignation.

by Future U/ November 15, 2015/ News Briefs, Society/

Campus protests regarding racial discrimination are taking place across the U.S. Read a news account here.

by Future U/ November 12, 2015/ News Briefs, Perspectives/

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

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

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/

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/