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NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Members Introduce No-Confidence Vote At Michigan State

Professors Anna Pegler-Gordan and Andaluna Borcila introduced a resolution during a University Council meeting Tuesday afternoon. Read what comes next …

by Future U/ January 24, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Britain’s On/Off Again Effort To Regulate Higher Education

Read two stories from The Guardian: “Toby Young to help lead government’s new universities regulator” and “Toby Young resigns from …

by Future U/ January 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Notre Dame Prof Asserts That Higher Ed Is Drowning in BS…and That’s No BS

Christian Smith offers a snippet of why he’s upset with higher ed. Read him at Right-Mind. (The original/full essay is …

by Future U/ January 22, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Trustees Back Pres. Simon … Again … Then A Trustee Breaks Ranks

Incredible and unprecedented institutional theatrics continue at Michigan State. Read more from The Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ January 21, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Richard Will Speak At Michigan State … After All

It’s the outcome of a legal settlement. Spencer will speak on the first day of Spring Break.

by Future U/ January 20, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Victims’ Testimony Re Nassar Case Include Allegations Against Institutions

Watch Lindsey Lemke’s testimony. It’s made available courtesy of M-Live and YouTube.

by Future U/ January 19, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Competition, Social Media, Perfection, and Today’s College Students

Social media use has had an impact on the desire to get things “just right.” Read more in this essay.

by Future U/ January 18, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: There’s New Help In Calculating College Costs

FROM DAVE LEONHARDT, Opinion Today, in The New York Times (January 17, 2018). College Costs. Many people believe that college costs …

by Future U/ January 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Food Insecurity Is Issue For Many College Students

Sara Goldrick-Robb elaborates in this New York Times essay.

by Future U/ January 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Former Administration Officials Serve as College Presidents

Political ties matter. Read about today’s transitions in this article from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ January 15, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Just Who Are Today’s College Students?

This analysis is offered by The Wall Street Journal. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Long Will It Be Before D-1 College Football Compensates Players?

A recent article published in Time wonders if that time is now. Read more here.

by Future U/ January 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Are America’s Small Colleges Doing?

A 45-year update of a research study of America’s small colleges offers insights, surprises, and considerable food for thought. Read …

by Future U/ January 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: The Face Of Neoliberalism At Purdue Is “Mitchonomics”

Will actions taken by Mitch Daniels–PU president & former Indiana governor–do more harm than good? Read more from Bloomberg Businessweek.

by Future U/ January 11, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Former Public University President Calls Out Peers

Jame V. Koch: “Even though the best interests of students and taxpayers revolve around college access, affordability, and college access, …

by Future U/ January 10, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/