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Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism.
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PERSPECTIVES: Another Deadly Frat Story, This Time at Central Michigan U.
Jack Stripling of The Chronicle of Higher Education shares the story. Read more here.
May 20, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Detroit Free Press Unearths Another Move By Michigan State
MSU cut funding to the university’s student health and wellness program. What are the implications? Read more here.
May 19, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: This State Ranks #1 in Higher Education (and you’re in for a surprise)
You may quibble with the #1 ranking, but most Americans would likely applaud the criteria used to compare the states: …
May 18, 2019/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: That Bloat You Feel? It’s the Growing Size of Higher Ed’s Administrative Class
It’s a bad storyline for American higher education. Over a 12-year period … significant increase in the size of the …
May 17, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: For MSU, Survey Says ….
“We realize that many people may not be fully aware of the positive changes taking place at MSU. This survey …
May 16, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Donors Should Link Contributions to Exercise of Free Speech (op-ed)
“American colleges and universities raised $47 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. By making those gifts contingent …
May 15, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: With WPI’s Promotion Protocol, Other Universities Have a Chance to “Get It Right’
Laurie Leshin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute president, said that the new promotion and tenure criteria “bring our reward system much more …
May 14, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: Athletics and Campus Sustainability Aren’t Well Connected. Pacific-12 Conference Schools Want to Change That.
“All Pac-12 athletic departments have committed to measuring their environmental performance, developing strategies and goals to reduce their impact, monitoring …
May 13, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Are ‘Income Share Agreements’ A Good Vehicle To Address Student Loan Debt?
Purdue University thinks so. Many others do, too. But what’s certain about ISA’s is that borrowers will be evaluated– akin …
May 12, 2019/
Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What’s the Long-Term Impact of Going to a Top University?
By one measure (earning power), data show that those at both the low and high ends of the income spectrum …
May 11, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Downsides of Excluding the Public from the Search Process Should Be Self-Evident”
Closed searches rely extensively on what trustees learn from search firms. How well do they do the job? A University …
May 10, 2019/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: CEO on “Misguided Efforts to Turn Campuses Into Professional Boot Camps”
Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is president and CEO of TIAA. His commentary on the importance of the liberal arts was …
May 9, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Story Behind MSU’s Largest-Ever Incoming Class
Applications declined, the acceptance rate increased. Read details here.
May 8, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education’s $3 Billion Dollar Secret
Big-time college athletics are self-supporting. Right? Yes, but only at a handful of public universities. For the rest, $3 billion …
May 7, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Utah State Student Journalists Raise Questions About University Donations
“The Koch Scholars program is one example of how Charles Koch has sought to transform the Utah State business school …
May 6, 2019/
Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/