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PERSPECTIVES: Many College Students Experience This Draconian Bargain

What is it? It’s accumulating student debt without earning a degree. According to The National Student Clearinghouse, 25% of students …
by Future U/ August 16, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor
by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Is Ethnic Studies in California’s Future at High School & College Levels?

Proposed for high schools students and students enrolled at Cal State universities, “at its core, supporters say, ethnic studies classes …
by Future U/ August 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU, Feds Reach Agreement to Revise U’s Sexual Misconduct Policies/Add Safety Measures re Abuse

MSU will be monitored, can’t self-police. Read more from the Lansing State Journal.
by Future U/ August 13, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism’s ‘Uncomfortable Truth’

“We have all, in some measure, been co-opted into accepting neoliberal capitalism’s false premises and promises.” Fred Guerin elaborates in …
by Future U/ August 12, 2019/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Pays Nearly $700k For Simon’s Defense

$700k so far. “District Court Judge Julie Reincke has yet to decide whether she’ll order the case on to Circuit …
by Future U/ August 11, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Grad Students Need to Organize

“If university administrators want to preserve the distinctive character of their institutions, they should do so by honoring the unionization …
by Future U/ August 10, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Tuition Cuts at Private Colleges Don’t Always Translate Into Lower Costs

“Even with discounting, (overall costs) are often most painful for students in the middle — those who cannot afford the …
by Future U/ August 9, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Defending Science through Values (commentary)

The myth that science should rely on proof or certainty — or that there is some sort of “scientific method” …
by Future U/ August 8, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When University Boards Are Dysfunctional

While politics are always un the mix, Michael Poliakoff, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, says the …
by Future U/ August 7, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: California Evaluates “Student Borrowers Bill of Rights”

Californian’s carry over $141 billion (with a b) dollars of student debt. Suzanne Martindale describes what CA is trying to …
by Future U/ August 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Senator Murphy (CT) Takes on NCAA

Financial model and lack of academic integrity are issues that need to be addressed. Read more in Frank Fear’s article …
by Future U/ August 5, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Michigan Independents Who Winter in Florida: Support Open Primary Elections in the Sunshine State

If changes aren’t made soon, over 3,600,000 registered Independent voters in Florida won’t be able to vote in the state’s …
by Frank Fear/ August 5, 2019/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Lansing State Journal Editorial Board To MSU: “Restore Community Trust”

Read the entire editorial stance here.
by Future U/ August 4, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor on the “Hanky-Panky in Lansing”

On the MSU-Simon golden handshake: “If there ever was a need for a good example of college governance reform, this …
by Future U/ August 3, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/
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