NEWS BRIEFS: Engler To MSU Faculty Member, “You’re Trapped In The Past”
Jean Boucher urged the MSU Board, “Step down! We need a psychological reset. We need a new MSU!” “Engler asked …
Future U Archive
PERSPECTIVES: Backlash From An Op-Ed On Society
Prof. Amy Wax co-authored an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Paying the Price for the Breakdown of the Country’s Bourgeois Culture. Read …
February 21, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: New Angle On An Old Question, “Is College Worth It?
It depends, writes Derek Tharp in The Wall Street Journal. Aptitude and aspiration are key “yes” factors. Read more here.
February 20, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS ARTICLES: News Reports Say FBI Has Evidence of Widespread Corruption in Major College Basketball
Read the details at The Sports Column.
February 19, 2018/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: Chomsky, “Welcome to Wal-Mart!”
“Faculty are increasingly hired on the Walmart model as temps.” Read more from AlterNet. 18
February 18, 2018/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: LSJ, “People called Lou Anna Simon one of MSU’s best presidents. Then came Larry Nassar.”
Read more from The Lansing State Journal.
February 17, 2018/
MSU, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Shared Governance, You Say? Here’s What AGB Has To Say
From the March 2017 White Paper published by The Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities.
February 16, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: MSU Professor Critiques “Gilded Presidency”
In Dec., Michigan State U. Trustees bestowed former President L.K. Simon with one of the university’s highest honors–the John Hannah …
February 15, 2018/
MSU, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Faculty Senate Votes 61-4 ‘No Confidence’ in University’s Trustees
“The vote was called largely in response to the board’s decision to name John Engler, a former Michigan governor, the …
February 14, 2018/
MSU, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: On The Cost Of Higher Education … To Society
Julian Vigo: “A capitalist approach to higher education…/is an/…entry pass into the job market while depriving students of the critical skills …
February 13, 2018/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Yet Another Call For MSU Trustees To Resign
This call is from John Austin, a 16-year member and president of the State of Michigan Board of Education. Read …
February 12, 2018/
MSU, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Opinions From Sunday’s Lansing State Journal Re MSU Affair
Here’s a mix of citizen views and the Editorial Board editorial as published in Sunday’s (2/11) LSJ.
February 11, 2018/
MSU, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Governance After Nassar
Written by Richard Peterson, professor emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University
February 10, 2018/
Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Is The Decline In The Number Of International Students Good For America, Higher Ed?
No, UCSB’s Dick Startz wrote recently in Brookings. Read more here.
February 9, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Rushes To Offer Degrees in Entrepreneurship … What About Social Justice?
Here’s a case example of a school that’s offering academic work in social justice. Read more from Yes!
February 8, 2018/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/