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NEWS BRIEFS: Special Prosecutor in Nassar Case: MSU Acted Indifferently To Truth

“An institution truly interested in the truth would not have acted as MSU has,” wrote William Forsyth.“MSU’s initial decision to …

by Future U/ December 21, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Clarion Call To Defend ‘The Chicago Principles’

Full support. Now. Read more about why in Michael Poliakoff’s essay, published in Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 20, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Michigan State U Activists On Chronicle’s List Of “Influencers of 2018”

“The grass-roots response to Michigan State’s sexual-abuse scandal has distinguished itself as a movement of potency and moral clarity. Included …

by Future U/ December 19, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Allocates $2.3 Million To Renovate The President’s Office

Another head-shaker in East Lansing. RJ Wolcott has details at The Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ December 18, 2018/ MSU, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: At MSU International Enrollments Are Dropping

The big question is why. Zimo Wang responds in this recent article from The State News.

by Future U/ December 17, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs/

“The Corruption of Higher Ed & How Faculty Can Fight Back: The George Mason U. Example” with Dr. Bethany Letiecq, GMU

NOTE: Participation from distance is enabled by Zoom via this web link.  Unchecked donor influence is corrupting public higher education, …

by Future U/ December 16, 2018/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Mo’ Money’: Women Alums Of Elite Colleges Earnings Advantage

Andrew Van Dam tells why in this report from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ December 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Nassar Victims To MSU: ‘Restart Healing Assistance Fund’

Pleas were made at Friday’s meeting of the MSU Board of Trustees. Read more from The Lansing State Journal.

by Future U/ December 15, 2018/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Issues With International Students At American Universities

The LA Times investigated the situation at UC Santa Barbara. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU Presidential Search, Open Or Closed?

Arguments can be made for either option, but a closed search in an environment of mistrust is problematic. Read more …

by Future U/ December 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Temple Trustees Condemn Prof. Hill’s Remarks

“The trustees expressed their ‘disappointment, displeasure, and disagreement with’ Hill’s (U.N.) remarks” regarding Israel and the Palestinians. Read more from …

by Future U/ December 12, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ For A University President, That’s Not Always Good News

Ohio State president, Michael Drake, received salvos from both sides of the controversy regarding whether he should suspend the head …

by Future U/ December 11, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan’s Strategy For Increasing Enrollment Of Higher-Performing, Lower-Income Students

And what a simple strategy it is…once a university makes the financial commitment….

by Future U/ December 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Fundraising And Scandal Collide In Higher Education

Inside Higher Education reports on what it has been like at institutions that are experiencing the interface. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: MSU’s ‘Healing Assistance Fund’–What It Is, Why It Was Terminated

Read about it in ESPNW.

by Future U/ December 8, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives, Society/