NEWS BRIEFS: At Michigan State, a Noose Left on Student’s Door Brings Multiple Interpretations, Outrage at Inaction

A black MSU student found a noose made of toilet paper hanging on her door. The University says it was …

by Future U/ October 27, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Main Culprit in the High Cost of Higher Ed? State Funding Cuts Says Washington-Based Think Tank

“Over the last decade, deep cuts in state funding for higher education have contributed to significant tuition increases and pushed …

by Future U/ October 26, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

“Dean Michael Schroder traveled first class, stayed at Ritz-Carlton hotels, and bought a $110 Bruno-style bone-in filet…. Former provost Graham …

by Future U/ October 24, 2019/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It’s recession, and the impact it will have on the states’ ability to pay their share, which could be at …

by Future U/ October 22, 2019/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

When misconduct emerges, fans tend to deny, defend, and deflect attention from potential wrongdoing. When that happens, fans become enablers, …

by Frank Fear/ October 14, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

How bad is it? How are schools responding? Here’s a new report from The Bridge.

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

When Western Michigan faced Central Michigan on the football field last Saturday, a storyline about the game was everywhere in …

by Frank Fear/ October 1, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

Indiana University announced recently what may be the first comprehensive university policy on athlete violence. UT San Antonio has adopted …

by Future U/ September 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“Higher education’s percentage of budgetary expenditures in Michigan ranks close to the bottom among states, and state appropriations per student …

by Future U/ September 9, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

Read Frank Bruni’s far-reaching essay in his review of Paul Tough’s new book, The Years that Matter Most.

by Future U/ September 4, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

Hua Hsu reviews Caitlin Zaloom’s new book, Indebted. Read more at The New Yorker.

by Future U/ September 2, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“Paying for college…has fundamentally changed the experience of being middle class in this country.” Read more in Caitlin Zaloom’s important …

by Future U/ August 30, 2019/ Public Higher Ed/

All finalists withdrew after many faculty members questioned their qualifications. UMass system president and the search committee chair both blame …

by Future U/ August 29, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“(MSU’s conciliatory) tone took a sharp turn Monday as the school’s legal team took a battering ram to 37 lawsuits, …

by Future U/ August 27, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

There aren’t enough in-state students to go around, and that gives out-of-state students an advantage in the enrollment battle among …

by Future U/ August 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/