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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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NEWS BRIEFS: Going Back to College Is a Trend (well, sort of)
It’s going back to school … as in living on campus in retirement. Alma mater wants you back! New York …
September 22, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Had Evidence in 2014 That Singer Was Up To Something
LA Times: “The first indication of trouble came in a phone call to the school on May 13, 2014. The …
September 21, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Students Strike for Action on Climate Change … and More
Jamie Margolin is a 17-year-old high school senior, founder of The Zero Hour. Her essay was published in The New York …
September 20, 2019/
Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Headline in the Chicago Tribune, ‘Sad Saga at MSU Won’t End’ (recent story, nah, it’s from 1994)
Twenty-five years later most of the principals are gone except for two who have figured prominently in the current era–Ferguson …
September 19, 2019/
MSU, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: An Alternative View to Michigan’s Public Ed’s Funding Plight
James Hohman, fiscal policy director, Mackinac Center for Public Policy writes: “Stop pleading poverty, Michigan colleges. Taxpayers are plenty generous.” …
September 18, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: COI in MSU Trustees’ Business Partnership?
Find the Board’s COI policy here (see Sections II and VIII). Read an article about the circumstance in question. Who …
September 17, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: When Privilege Affects the Public Policy Debate
As the struggle continues to find public policy solutions to the neo-plantation, neo-sweatshop nature of revenue-producing college sports, Tim Tebow …
September 16, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Student Body President Calls for ‘Transparency and Accountability’
“We hope the university moves toward a culture that promotes transparency, prioritizes accountability and fosters a safe environment,” said Mario …
September 15, 2019/
Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Unanimous Vote by California Legislators Sets Up Confrontation with NCAA
The NCAA has had time and opportunities to reform America’s college sports system. Instead, the NCAA has focused on building …
September 14, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: In College Affordability, Report Says Most Public Flagship Universities Have Things Upside-Down
Institute for Higher Ed Policy: “Only the relatively wealthiest students can afford to attend most public flagship institutions. IHEP found …
September 13, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Nassar Victims to MSU’s Stanley, ‘It’s Either Action or Silence’
MSU President Samuel Stanley is declining a call from some Larry Nassar survivors to restart an independent investigation, Michigan Radio …
September 12, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: California One Step Closer to Enabling Financial Benefits for College Athletes’ Likeness Usage
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow players in the state to profit off their name, image, and …
September 11, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Insiders Blow Whistle on President’s Self-Dealing at Liberty University
“In interviews over the past eight months, they depicted how Falwell and his wife, Becki, consolidated power at Liberty University …
September 10, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Nonpartisan Think Tank, “Michigan Has a College Affordability Crisis”
“Higher education’s percentage of budgetary expenditures in Michigan ranks close to the bottom among states, and state appropriations per student …
September 9, 2019/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: In New Book, Wendy Brown Explores How Intensification of Neoliberalism Contributed To “Apocalyptic Populism”
Brown’s book, In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West, is available from Columbia University …
September 8, 2019/
Books, Neoliberalism, Society/