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NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Faculty Group Asks President To Explain Woodruff’s Appointment as Provost

The Michigan State Black Faculty, Staff and Administrators Association: “You owe the MSU community a greater explanation of your selection …

by Future U/ April 30, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Hires Provost As Issues Emerge

Read a story published in The State News and a letter authored by Northwestern U graduate students.

by Future U/ April 29, 2020/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Shared Governance Helps Higher Ed Get Through Tough Times

“Shared governance … /is based/ … on a well-established foundation of transparency, trust, and inclusion. Without these ongoing commitments, shared …

by Future U/ April 28, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Oakland University Announces Fall Semester Plans

Read The Bridge for what’s in store at Oakland U.

by Future U/ April 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Kent State and More … Never Ended

“MLK made a prediction: ‘If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful …

by Future U/ April 26, 2020/ Articles, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: And Now We Ban Books?

The road of removing, banning, or burning books is full of danger. To ban one book leads to banning more …

by Roger Barbee/ April 25, 2020/ Articles, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Enrollment May Dip 20% This Fall

Prediction is issued by SimpsonScarborough, a higher education research, and marketing company. The prediction is based on multiple surveys the …

by Future U/ April 24, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: COVID-19 Delivers Hard Financial Punch to Higher Ed

Bloomberg: “Brick-and-mortar colleges…have fixed costs: buildings and laboratories to maintain; faculty and staff to pay; debts to service; and many …

by Future U/ April 23, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: COVID-19 Delivers Unimaginable Blow to Higher Ed

Colleges and universities plan for emergencies, but not one like this. Read Adam Harris’ informative essay in The Atlantic.

by Future U/ April 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Cancellation of March Madness Represents a Nearly $1 Billion Revenue Loss for NCAA, Has Implications for Universities

With income loss, NCAA will allocate far less money to universities this spring. How will universities respond? One way is …

by Future U/ March 29, 2020/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: American Public, University Presidents Differ Significantly on ‘Free Tuition’

From Pew Research Center: “Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor …

by Future U/ March 26, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

‘Faculty Governance’ Session Scheduled for Friday March 13 has been RESCHEDULED for Friday, April 24

by Future U/ March 20, 2020/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Ed Can Lend a Hand to High School Seniors

Patrick O’Connor recommends a number of ways colleges and universities can help college-going high school seniors during this time of …

by Future U/ March 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Students Across the U.S. Form Mutual Aid Networks to Help Peers in Time of Need

At Wesleyan, a GoFundMe account raised over $45,000 in about a day. With a fundraising goal of $950,000, the intent …

by Future U/ March 17, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: For This Collegiate Athletic Association, It’s Sports as Usual

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association needs to be called out for its callous disregard of public health. Roger Barbee has …

by Future U/ March 16, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/