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PERSPECTIVES: “Corporatization and Marketization are Important Drivers in Tuition Cost Escalation”

Beth Mintz, emerita professor, University of Vermont: “Neoliberal thought considers higher education a financial investment for students. It assumes colleges …
by Future U/ December 29, 2022/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Penn State, President’s Decision “Adds to a Long List of Broken Promises on Issues of Racial Justice”

Controversy surrounds Neeli Bendapudi's decision to reverse course on funding a new center devoted to racial justice.
by Future U/ December 27, 2022/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Mike Balow Announces Run for 2024 MSU Board of Trustee Seat

"I intend to finish what we started."
by Future U/ December 25, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “A Horrible Decision,” Commentator Says About MSU’s Deal with Caesar’s Sportsbook

Michelle Fish: “In exchange for what will amount to about $8.7 million for the Athletic Department over the next five …
by Future U/ December 23, 2022/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Not Viable” (Swim/Dive Teams Reinstatement) Foster Reports at MSU Board Meeting

Melanie Foster, MSU Trustee: “Most prohibitively, without sufficient existing fundraising, there is not a path to build a new competition pool …
by Future U/ December 19, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

News Briefs: NLRB Renders Historic Judgment Regarding USC, PAC-12, and NCAA

FROM ESPN: “The National Labor Relations Board has directed its Los Angeles regional office to pursue charges of unfair labor …
by Future U/ December 17, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Donor to MSU Board, “We Don’t Need Lip Service (re transparency), We Need Forthright Action”

Nancy Vella told the Michigan State U Board of Trustees. The reference was made regarding the U’s removal of the …
by Future U/ December 16, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UC System Board to UCLA — Move to Big Ten Comes with a “Berkeley Tax”

FROM THE ATHLETIC: Because UCLA’s migration will have a negative impact on a fellow major athletic participant in the U …
by Future U/ December 14, 2022/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: SCOTUS Decision “Leaves in Place a Regressive and Unworkable Standard”

Words of MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant in response to the SCOTUS decision not to take up a case that MSU …
by Future U/ December 10, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Kansas Proposes Cutting 42 Academic Programs

Faculty Senate endorses 28 of those cuts and encourages retaining 14 others.
by Future U/ November 5, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Beowulf” Mistreated (in Virginia)

Events show what can happen when we allow the government to get involved in issues of culture.
by Roger Barbee/ November 2, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: “We Continue to Be Gravely Concerned about This Board”

Kelly-Blake accused the Board of “actively inflicting harm” on the university in a number of ways."
by Future U/ October 31, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: U. Florida Faculty Senate Expected to Vote “No Confidence” re Sasse’s Appointment

Special faculty meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
by Future U/ October 26, 2022/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Lansing-area Judge Inserts Herself in MSU Presidential Search

"Rosemarie Aquilina is interested in the interim president position ... and the permanent post."
by Future U/ October 24, 2022/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: What a Reporter Learned While Researching Michigan Public University Enrollments

"MSU admitted nearly 85% of its 55,525 applicants."
by Future U/ October 16, 2022/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/
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