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NEWS BRIEFS: Drake Group Calls for Nationally Uniform Policy on Campus Sexual Assaults

The Drake Group: “No concerted and coordinated effort by the NCAA and other national-collegiate-athletic-governance organizations, conferences, or member institutions confront …

by Future U/ December 2, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: At Michigan State, Football-Related Lawsuit Turns into a Costly Affair

“Michigan State University has spent more than $1 million fighting lawsuits brought by a former football program employee.” Read more …

by Future U/ December 1, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: At Rutgers, Faculty Leaders Challenge “Black Hole” Finances in Athletics

The budget deficit in athletics has grown to $121.5 million. Faculty want change. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 29, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Investigates Neoliberalism’s Impact on Higher Education

John S. Levin, Marie C. Martin, and Ariadna I. Lopez Damian, University Management, the Academic Profession, and Neoliberalism. State University of …

by Future U/ November 28, 2020/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

FRIDAY FORUM: On Neoliberalism, Higher Education, and ‘The Sociological Imagination’ with Prof. Nathan Rousseau

The shift toward neoliberal principles is so pervasive that social scientists tend to think and speak in neoliberal terms. C. …

by Future U/ November 26, 2020/

A Thanksgiving Tribute Too Late

As I look back over the fifty-plus years since that fall of 1968, I thank my mentors for their patience, …

by Roger Barbee/ November 26, 2020/ Education, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

PERSPECTIVES: Knight Commission Tackles Collegiate Athletic Reform

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting four public forums to examine the NCAA Division I model and the …

by Future U/ November 21, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Coalition Calls on Pres-Elect Biden to Cancel Student Debt

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “A coalition of 236 mostly progressive groups, including close allies like the American Federation of Teachers …

by Future U/ November 20, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: National Coalition Responds to New Book by Charles Koch

Led by UnKoch My Campus, coalition members invite the public to sign a letter calling out the impact of Koch’s …

by Future U/ November 19, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Stanford, Relationship Between Partisan Think Tank and University Mission in Spotlight

David Palumbo-Liu, Stanford University professor: “There’s a huge difference between a partisan think tank whose mission is to promote free …

by Future U/ November 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New ACE Report Reveals Demographic Disparities in Ability to Pay Student Debt

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “The ‘most striking part’” of the report was differences in how difficult it is for underrepresented …

by Future U/ November 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Many Colleges and Universities, Not Just Students, Are Debt-Laden

Eleni Schirmer writing in THE NATION: “Just as decreased state funding has caused students to go into debt to cover …

by Future U/ November 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: U California May Face $67 Million Payout for Gynecologist’s Sexual Abuse

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Dr. James Heap (UCLA) faces 20 felony counts and is charged with sex crimes spanning a …

by Future U/ November 15, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Despite Enrollment Declines, International Student Enrollment in U.S. Tops 1 Million

International students constitute about 6% of total college enrollment. China, India top list. Fall enrollment declined nearly 20% nationally. Read …

by Future U/ November 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

College Athletics: From Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow to Cutting Sports and Begging for Money

Universities all over the country are cutting non-revenue sports to save money, and they are also asking boosters to give …

by Roger Barbee/ November 13, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/