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NEWS BRIEFS: Millennials’ Debt Load Rises To $1 Trillion, Student Loans Figure Prominently

“Student loans make up the majority of the $1,005,000,000,000 owed by this cohort (19-29 years of age),” Bloomberg reports. Read more …

by Future U/ February 26, 2019/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Ole’ Miss Players Kneel as Pro-Confederates March in Oxford

These marchers were out-of-state protesters, but the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference “do not stage championship events in MS because …

by Future U/ February 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Free Press Says Michigan AG Is Investigating Possible Perles-MSU Deal

AG will determine if Perles’ resignation was associated with a quid pro quo–his early resignation as trustee in exchange for waiving …

by Future U/ February 23, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Activist’s Position In Jeopardy

Professor BethAnn McLaughlin, an assistant professor at Vanderbilt, founded #MeTooSTEM. Read about her situation at Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ February 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Acting MSU President Supports Closed Presidential Search

“Opening Mich St. U’s presidential search to public scrutiny could result in ‘a very difficult process,’ interim president Satish Udpa …

by Future U/ February 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: 200 MSU Faculty Sign Petition, Protest Administrator’s Payout

News sources reported that Bob Young’s payout would be the remainder of his $1.275 million contract. Professor Catherine Lindell, associate …

by Future U/ February 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Money Flows To Higher Education

To the tune of nearly $50 billion dollars in 2017-18, up over 7% year-over-year. A handful of universities–about twenty–lead the …

by Future U/ February 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan St. Faculty Circulate Petition…Again…This Time About Over-the-Top Compensation Package for Dismissed Administrator

Faculty voice exercised about the outrageous contract executed by the Engler administration and MSU Board: “MSU will pay former top …

by Future U/ February 9, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: UM Students Focus On Inequality

Meaghan Wheat and Lauren Schandevel help launch a minor area of study on social class and inequality. Read more here …

by Future U/ February 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dept. of Ed Findings Re MSU & Title IX Violations, “About As Serious As It Gets”

Read a summary interpretation of the report and what it could mean for Michigan State going forward. It’s from ESPN.

by Future U/ January 31, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Faculty Member Speaks Out, Then ‘Invited’ to Leave University

Melissa Harris-Perry’s MLK Day speech included references to Wake Forest University’s history and current employment practices. A few days later, the …

by Future U/ January 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Thing Called TUITION REDUCTION

A highly competitive marketplace–with families and students suffering sticker shock–has motivated a number of schools to lower tuition. Here’s the …

by Future U/ January 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, And Academic Philanthropy

Philanthropist Richard Sackler blames abusers. Abusers “are the culprits and the problem” and that they “are reckless criminals.” What should …

by Future U/ January 21, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Was Timing Of Perles Resignation Intended To Rig Board Replacement?

Yes, reports The Free Press. Accusation: relinquishing Perles’ financial commitment to Michigan State was done in exchange for the governor appointing …

by Future U/ January 20, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

News Briefs: Engler’s Resignation Letter, Eleven Pages Long, Tells Tale

You be the judge. Here’s the letter.

by Future U/ January 17, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/