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News Briefs Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Former Dean Sues MSU, Says He Was Ousted “As Part of a Scheme”

The former dean claims his removal was an orchestrated effort undertaken for political purposes.

by Future U/ February 28, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Statewide, Florida University Students Protest Governor’s Higher Ed Initiatives

Featured here are students from Florida International University. (Video courtesy WPLG)

by Future U/ February 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas System and Now UNC-Chapel Hill Say ‘No’ to DEI in Faculty Hiring

Prof Mimi Chapman, chair, UNC-Chapel Hill university faculty: "I am flabbergasted, It is deeply upsetting and unsettling."

by Future U/ February 25, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Expert Testimony Carries Cost for This Professor

Prof put on an "alternate assignment" as school investigates his work testifying in toxic pollution cases.

by Future U/ February 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Kicking Ass, Taking Names in West Virginia

Prof Amanda Matoushek: "Publishing our names campuswide, threatening to fire us in his blog."

by Future U/ February 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: An Angry Parent Phoned the College President, and a Faculty Member’s Appointment Was Put On Hold

"My contract is pending a review of the material I use in my racial justice unit. The concern? I am …

by Future U/ February 21, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At What Cost? University Honors Bestowed, Then Withdrawn

A standard practice it is — honoring donors with names on buildings and others with honorary degrees. Earlier this week, …

by Future U/ February 18, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Michigan, New Gun Law Legislation Introduced in Wake of MSU Tragedy

The proposed legislation allows judges to temporarily confiscate a gun from someone posing a risk to others or themselves.

by Future U/ February 17, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Prof, “All I Could See Was Something Shiny in his Hands. Then He Stepped In.”

“If they (politicians) saw what I saw, they would be so sick. They would be shamed into changing laws.”

by Future U/ February 16, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Uniquely American Problem” Strikes Higher Education … Again

Headline quote courtesy of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

by Future U/ February 14, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Holy Temple! Retaliation for Protesting?

From Business Insider: “Temple University confirmed Wednesday that teaching and research assistants who take part in a strike over low …

by Future U/ February 9, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: “(When) He Feels Emboldened for Actual Change, It’s Not Going to Be for the Best. It’s Going to Be for the Worst.”

Prof Paul Ortiz: “A university president (needs) to support all people on campus, not just your political tendency.”

by Future U/ February 6, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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