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PERSPECTIVES: Most Michigan’s Universities Face Financial Pressure From Enrollment Pressures

From The Free Press: “In 2008, there were 123,600 high school grads, according to state data. In 2018, the number …

by Future U/ June 2, 2018/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

David Brooks thinks so. Read more at The New York Times.

by Future U/ May 29, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

FROM THE DETROIT NEWS: “Michigan State desperately needs to overhaul its leadership culture, a necessarily self-critical exercise that will be …

by Future U/ May 25, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“While academic skill matters in determining who gets selected, the emphasis is on these students’ resiliency, their drive to learn …

by Future U/ May 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

… they are far apart regarding government’s role in paying for it. New America’s findings are analyzed in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ May 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

From NYT: “By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than just enrolling them, the college raised its graduation rate to 54% …

by Future U/ May 16, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Since 2003, CA tax breaks amounted to $18 billion while public tuition has risen 70%. Read the report, Restoring Opportunity.

by Future U/ May 11, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

AB 2374 is based on the book, Free Speech on Campus, co-authored by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School …

by Future U/ April 29, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

It was a tight vote, though–a one-vote difference. Read more at Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ April 26, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

The mock funeral was held in Frankfort, the commonwealth’s capital. Read more from The Lexington Herald-Leader.

by Future U/ April 25, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Critics say a new, state-supported school is a right-wing expression, having absorbed two efforts funded initially by the Koch Brothers. …

by Future U/ April 24, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry elaborates. Read/listen here.

by Future U/ April 15, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Anna Pegler-Gordon and Andaluna Borcila are associate professors in MSU’s James Madison College. From The State News.

by Future U/ April 12, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

WSJ reports the Justice Department is investigating. Read more here.

by Future U/ April 10, 2018/ Public Higher Ed/

Cost is a big reason, especially when compared to low-reputation 4-year schools that are 3-5x+ the total cost. Read more …

by Future U/ April 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/