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NEWS BRIEFS: Private Colleges Increase Discount Rate … Again

Moody’s and The Chronicle report that over 20% of America’s private higher ed institutions now have a discount rate (that is, reduction …

by Future U/ November 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Will New Fed Sexual Assault Policies Bolster Rights Of Accused?

We’ll know soon and the answer is likely to be, ‘yes.’ Read this analysis from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ November 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is Higher Education Military Veteran-Friendly?

Not very, especially at higher-end schools. Read David Leonhardt’s commentary at The New York Times. A lack of diversity. Regular readers …

by Future U/ November 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Number of International Students In U.S. Declines, Number of U.S. Students Studying Abroad Increases

Read more from Inside Higher Education.  On the decline of international enrollments, and On the increase in study abroad.    

by Future U/ November 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: AAUP Issues Statement On The Direction Of Gender and Gender Studies

“The effort to establish a legal definition of gender as binary could lead to denying research funding to scholars and to impugning …

by Future U/ November 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Outrage And Some Support Characterize Emails To MSU’s Simon

The Detroit News obtained access to over 1,600 emails from stakeholders to MSU’s Simon in reaction to the Nassar affair. …

by Future U/ November 9, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Reform/Culture Change Candidates Win Seats On Michigan State Board

Two Democrats, both of whom expressed commitment to institutional change, were elected Tuesday night in a statewide election of university …

by Future U/ November 8, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: With Walker’s Defeat, Clouds Have Parted For Wisconsin Higher Education

Eric Kelderman offers this commentary from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

by Future U/ November 7, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: For Students, Residential Variable Scores High When It Comes To Civic Engagement

Brent J. Evans, et al.: “Our most striking finding is that a residential student population is strongly associated with an …

by Future U/ November 6, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: What’s Wrong With Peer Review and How To Improve It

Aaron Carroll offers a thoughtful perspective at The New York Times.

by Future U/ November 5, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: For Gen Z College Students, Issue Advocacy Trumps Party Participation

A new report profiles the political engagement of today’s college students. When it comes to political engagement, students are more …

by Future U/ November 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The University of Maryland Enhanced Its Brand The Old Fashioned Way

A way that should never go out of style — doing the right thing. Read why and how at The …

by Future U/ November 3, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU State News Endorses Board Candidates, Raises Important Questions

“We arrived at the endorsement of Scott and Tebay more out of a process of elimination than out of genuine …

by Future U/ November 2, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Maryland. Public Outrage Trumps Trustees’ Control

The Chronicle’s Jack Stripling offers his perspective on an important story re the politics of higher education.

by Future U/ November 1, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U Maryland Students Protest Trustees’ Decision To Reinstate Football Coach

This case raises (yet again) questions about the role of major college sports in American higher education. This case shows …

by Future U/ October 31, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/