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NEWS BRIEFS: U Cal and Cal State Systems Gear Up for Massive Vaccination Effort

FROM THE LA TIMES: “The University of California and California State University announced Thursday that they will require COVID-19 vaccinations …

by Future U/ April 22, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Portrait of Major College Athletics Today: Pay the Head Football Coach $4 Million, His Top Assistants $1 Million Each, and Eliminate Cross-Country Because We Don’t Have Enough Money

The original intent of intercollegiate athletics has been perverted–emphasis on amateurism replaced by widescale commercialization and quasi-professionalism.

by Frank Fear/ April 21, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Education Is the Foundation of Democracy, Schooling is the Foundation of Capitalism”

Neoliberalism and Academic Repression: The Fall of Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump Haymarket Books, 2019) co-edited by Erik …

by Future U/ April 20, 2021/ Books, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Aren’t Public University Acceptance Rates a Matter of Public Discussion?

In California they certainly are. We’ve featured that issue on these pages, and an important commentary was published in today’s …

by Future U/ April 15, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Outmigration Has This Chancellor Worried

Last week, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson told state lawmakers that SUNY enrollment could drop by “tens …

by Future U/ April 11, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In U Cal System, Some Campuses are More Equal than Others

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Although the University of California considers itself one system, its 286,000 students do not have access …

by Future U/ April 9, 2021/ Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Amid Dialogue about Diversity and Inclusion, ‘Patriot Front’ Stickers Show Up on Campus

From The Bridge: “After months of debate about institutional racism in the predominantly white university (Michigan Tech University), stickers for …

by Future U/ March 22, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: B.S. in Major College Sports Has a New Name–“MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage”

FROM CBS SPORTS: “Sponsorship opportunities in basketball have become more widely accepted in recent years, particularly in the NBA, with …

by Future U/ March 12, 2021/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: COVID Vaccinations and College Life, Fall Semester–The Link

LA TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD: “Faculty, staff, and students need to be given access to the vaccine sooner rather than later …

by Future U/ March 11, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers is Latest Major University to Divest Endowment from Fossil Fuels

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “About 5 percent of Rutgers’s $1.6 billion endowment is invested in fossil fuels, which the university …

by Future U/ March 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Michigan Colleges/Universities Offer Tuition Assistance

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Between the community college programs and tuition-free offers for some students at a growing number of colleges …

by Future U/ March 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: America’s Higher Ed System is a System of Haves and Have-Nots

“These are public institutions, after all. It is time to remember that Americans have invested in public colleges and universities …

by Future U/ March 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Pandemic Is Sparking Campus Unionization Efforts

“Around 260,100 university employees (14.6 percent of the total workforce) have lost their jobs since February 2020. Staff also make up most …

by Future U/ February 16, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Condemning Racism Brings Emotional Response at Michigan Tech

FROM THE BRIDGE: “Materials professor Jaroslaw Drelich, who called the resolution “the most hateful and divisive document that was ever …

by Future U/ February 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurray, Grand Valley State!

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …

by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/