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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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Will MSU Endorse a Socially Responsible Endowment Investment Policy?

The resolution, affirmed by 84% of members, will be passed on to MSU's Board of Trustees.
by Future U/ February 4, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Community College Presidents Capitulate to DeSantis

"Will not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in CRT or related concepts.”
by Future U/ February 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Legislative Incursion in North Dakota Public Higher Education

"It makes tenured professors accountable, just like anyone else. You take the private sector—you’re accountable to a boss.”
by Future U/ January 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: State of Florida Rejects African American History Course, Says It “Lacks Educational Value”

"The African American history course was to be a part of the College Board's slate of advanced placement courses in …
by Future U/ January 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Issues with “Problem Colleges” Persist

"Previous administration ignored their responsibility to hold colleges accountable for misrepresentation to the public."
by Future U/ January 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Using a Crisis to Justify a Decision Already Made?

"MSU was set to cut the team (the women's and men's swimming and diving teams) as early as the fall …
by Future U/ January 21, 2023/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: UIC Professors on Strike

From Inside Higher Education: “The union is requesting, among other things, a $61,000 minimum salary for non-tenure-track faculty and $77,000 …
by Future U/ January 17, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU-Women Athletes Settle Lawsuit

The settlement will lead to better Title IX protections through 2030.
by Future U/ January 16, 2023/ Higher Ed, MSU, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Next on the Political Agenda? Take Aim at Faculty Tenure

Share of Republicans plus independent-leaning Republicans who believe higher ed is having a negative effect on the U.S. has grown …
by Future U/ January 8, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Science, “Something Has Changed,” as “Intensity of Breakthroughs” Has Declined

"Research done in the 2000s *compared to mid-century" was more likely to push science incrementally rather than veer in a …
by Future U/ January 7, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
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