September 2022 - Future U

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PERSPECTIVE: From Corporate to a Truly Public University

"A public university is more akin to a socially engaged knowledge commons than to a corporation."

by Future U/ September 30, 2022/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Consultant Recommends MSU Establish an Independent Ethics and Compliance Office

"An independent ethics and compliance office helps ensure accountability."

by Future U/ September 25, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Citing “Reputational Damage,” Endowed and Distingushed MSU Faculty Back President

Senior faculty members issued a joint letter expressing their views.

by Future U/ September 22, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU/

PERSPECTIVES: State News Editorial on the Situation at Michigan State

"The board has not had a productive public discussion. That’s unacceptable."

by Future U/ September 21, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

NEWS STORIES: “Public Brain Drain” — Many Graduates of Michigan’s Public Universities Leave the State

THE DETROIT NEWS: “Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are ranked among the nation’s top …

by Future U/ September 19, 2022/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is “The College Experience” Being Lost?

Professor Emeritus Harvey J. Graff, writing in Academe Blog: “With general education narrowing to reflect interests of competing disciplinary clusters …

by Future U/ September 18, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Adrian Lenardic’s FUTUREU Forum on “The Attention Society” Now Available in Audio Form

Hosted by Ruben Martinez, length 33:10 minutes.

by Future U/ September 17, 2022/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Turmoil Continues

“We have a board who has already destabilized or unstabilized our institution."

by Future U/ September 16, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Inside Higher Ed’s Commentary on the MSU Situation

"Faculty members are tired of being kept in the dark as controversy swirls around university leadership and the Board of …

by Future U/ September 15, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: “The (MSU) Culture of Decisions Being Made Behind Closed Doors Without the Voices of all Affected Parties is Abhorrent”

MSU faculty and student groups speak out.

by Future U/ September 12, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Turmoil at MSU

Video courtesy of ClickonDetroit.com.

by Future U/ September 11, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Eastern Michigan U Faculty Set September 6 Strike Vote

Health care and salary are among the key issues.

by Future U/ September 5, 2022/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Senior Faculty Question Dean’s Removal, MSU Board Initiates Investigation

Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Dan Kelly: “The Board of Trustees is responsible for the oversight and governance of the …

by Future U/ September 2, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Saga of “The Dangerous Educated Proletariat”

This story goes back to the 1970s.

by Future U/ September 1, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/