HEADLINES: Top Higher Education News for the Week
Section 1 Content
An op-ed in The Hill contends that colleges must be accountable for supporting students through graduation and into competitive careers—ensuring degrees translate into economic security and fulfilling lives. . .A pause on Optional Practical Training employment authorization applications means that soon-to-be graduates from the 40 countries and territories on the Trump administration’s travel ban list may lose their chance to work in the United States, reports Inside Higher Ed. . . Michigan State and the University of Michigan would each lose over $200 million under a Michigan House proposal one college official described as “shortsighted and harmful". . An op-ed in National Defense makes the case for better utilizing research universities resources in addressing national security challenges . . .
Section 2 Content
The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at efforts to block a Trump administration proposal to gut the Minority-Serving Institutions grant program. . .Inside Higher Ed writes about a survey by Ithaka S+R found that one in 10 faculty members working in states that restrict academic speech are seeking jobs out of state, with six percent reported they are trying to leave the academy altogether. . .More Florida college and university presidents are coming from state government, reports Bay News 9. .
Higher Education News Links