NEWS BRIEFS: “I’ve Heard the Word ‘Diversity’ Quite a Few Times, But I Don’t Have a Clue What It Means”
U.S. Solicitor General Prelogar: “I do think eventually affirmative action will end in higher education."
Higher Ed Archive
NEWS BRIEFS: U. Florida Faculty Senate Expected to Vote “No Confidence” re Sasse’s Appointment
Special faculty meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
October 26, 2022/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
Mike Balow: Trustee Candidate is Right for Michigan State
Vote November 8 for Mike Balow, MSU Board of Trustees.
PERSPECTIVES: Even Tougher Times Ahead for Michigan’s Public Universities
Matt Miller in MLive: “Michigan’s public universities have lost 45,000 students since 2011. It’s about to get worse.”
October 14, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: State of Michigan Takes Steps to Cut College Costs
FROM THE BRIDGE OF MICHIGAN: “College will be more affordable for most Michigan college freshmen next year, thanks to the …
October 13, 2022/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Signs Legal Brief Aimed at Keeping Sexual Abuse Survivors from Filing Lawsuit Against Universities
Another example of MSU's regrettable pattern of institutional choice-making.
October 10, 2022/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: College Costs is an Intergenerational Calamaty
"Deliberate government action...is required to equalize mammoth generational iniquities."
October 9, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Another Public University Conducts Private Presidential Search
The search was conducted outside of the state's Sunshine Act.
October 8, 2022/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: How “The Attention Society” Corrupts Science
"The insatiable drive for attention (branding and promotion) is affecting science."
October 4, 2022/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Institutional Self-Evaluation in Higher Education? Spotty at Best
"How can a system run by liberals be so conservative?"
October 3, 2022/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Citing “Reputational Damage,” Endowed and Distingushed MSU Faculty Back President
Senior faculty members issued a joint letter expressing their views.
PERSPECTIVES: State News Editorial on the Situation at Michigan State
"The board has not had a productive public discussion. That’s unacceptable."
September 21, 2022/
Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/
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 …
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.
September 17, 2022/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast/
PERSPECTIVES: Saga of “The Dangerous Educated Proletariat”
This story goes back to the 1970s.
September 1, 2022/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/