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NEWS BRIEFS: Free Community College Tuition for Michigan’s Essential Workers with More To Follow

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The program’s been a resounding success — more than 60,000 people signed up in the first two …
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NEWS BRIEFS: COVID Cases in Michigan Are Trending Down, But Not at the State’s Major Universities

Most recent state-level data here, courtesy of The Bridge. Here’s what’s happening at the U of Michigan and Michigan State …
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PERSPECTIVES: Thankfully, There’s Pressure to Compel Universities to Reframe Their Relationship with Native Americans

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The Edgewood Village Scholars Program Would Make Margaret Mead Smile

Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only …
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NEWS BRIEFS: UCLA Widens Access to Underrepresented Students

FROM THE LA TIMES: “Nearly 139,500 students applied to UCLA for freshman seats, a 28% increase over last year. The …
by Future U/ January 29, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Graduates Talk about the Edgewood Village Scholars Program

It’s not a government program, and it’s not a non-profit offering either. It’s the product of citizen resolve–The Edgewood Village …
by Frank Fear/ January 28, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

“Oh, If Only We Required Such Study of Our Students and Ourselves”

It’s time to chart a new course for what it means ‘to be educated.’
by Roger Barbee/ January 21, 2021/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Getting a Handle on College Costs

From CHANGE.ORG: “The US has one of the highest average college tuitions in the world and is one of the …
by Future U/ January 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Members of Michigan State Spartans Women’s Swimming and Diving Team Sue University to Keep Program

FROM ESPN: “Eleven members of the Michigan State women’s swimming and diving team filed a lawsuit in federal court (last) …
by Future U/ January 19, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: GMU and Koch Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

FROM UNKOCH MY CAMPUS: “The Koch network continues to invest in the destabilization and private control of our institutions. George …
by Future U/ January 18, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s in the Box, University of Michigan?

Headline from Michigan Advance: “Boxes of sealed papers from an influential anti-immigrant activist have been stored at U of M …
by Future U/ January 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

College Sports Has a Shadow Side

Not far from the crowds, cheers, and all of the excitement that goes along with major college sports, there’s something …
by Frank Fear/ January 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: This Program Prepares Deserving Students for College

The Edgewood Village Scholars Program.
by Future U/ January 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Sports Illustrated Lays Bare Institutional Failures in College Sports

“College sports have been a hypocritical enterprise for a long time; any sober assessment of the last half-century reached that …
by Future U/ December 31, 2020/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Questions Raised About MSU’s Investigative Process re Discrimination/Bias Claims

LANSING STATE JOURNAL: “Chuck Grigsby, who heads East Lansing’s Human Rights Commission, says he’s heard from several people that the …
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