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NEWS BRIEFS: A Private Presidential Search at a Public University

Read about the intolerable situation at Eastern Michigan University.

by Future U/ November 9, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: University Boards, High Expectations, Major Challenges

Here’s a recent article from The New York Times about contemporary challenges facing university trustees and governing boards.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVE: It’s Time for Serious Discussion about Football and Higher Education

Here’s a provocative and timely article–from Trustee Magazine, published by the Association of Governing Boards–about the higher ed-football connection. The author …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Reveals the Plight of Part-time and Adjunct Faculty

The PIs conducted interviews with faculty and present results at a recent academic conference. Read a summary published in The Chronicle.

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Racial Challenges and Student Organizing at Missouri-Columbia

African-American football players have stepped up in response to a series of racially-related incidents on campus. They are asking the …

by Future U/ November 8, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: CUNY FACULTY PROTEST PAY

No salary increases for 5 years–working without a contract–stimulate protests in a system that serves one of the most diverse …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

BOOK TALK: “Michigan State University: The Rise of a Research University and the New Millennium, 1970-2005” with MSU Prof Emeritus, Douglas A. Noverr

Hear Doug talk about his new book. Monday, November 9, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Schuler Books (Meridian Mall), 1982 Grand River Ave, …

by Future U/ November 6, 2015/

BARBARA EHRENREICH WILL SPEAK TWICE THIS WEEK ON THE MSU CAMPUS

Social critic, commentator and author Barbara Ehrenreich, probably most famous for her book “Nickel and Dimed” based in her undercover …

by Future U/ November 3, 2015/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Powell Memo” (1971), Primary Building Block in Neoliberalism as We Know it Today

Read The Powell Memo here. Background (The text here is drawn from Frank Fear’s essay in LA Progressive, March 24, 2016) …

by Future U/ November 2, 2015/ Perspectives, Society/

“The Climate for Climate Change” with Dr. Jim Detjen

Jim Detjen, emeritus professor of journalism and former director of the Knight School for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University, will …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/

PERSPECTIVES: How Much is Too Much, Athletics and the University

Athletics is a primary feature in today’s “branded university.” But how much is too much? And who gets to decide …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

LITERATURE: The “Managerial Organization,” Implications and Applications to the Health Professions

Read a new article by Paul A Komesaroff, Ian H Kerridge, David Isaacs and Peter M Brooks. The co-authors focus on …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ Articles, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: “Death Steals Everything but Our Stories,” Bill Castanier on Bonnie Bucqueroux

Read Bill’s evocative recollections of his relationship and collaboration with Bonnie. It’s reprinted from Lansing Online News.

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ MSU, Perspectives/

LITERATURE: Can Corporations and Democracy Co-Exist?

MSU Professor Emeritus, David Dwyer, calls it “Corporate Parasitology 101,” in a provocative new essay. Dwyer concludes that “to restore the …

by Future U/ October 31, 2015/ Articles, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why It’s Time for Tuition-Free Public Colleges & Universities

America is facing a crisis: a public good has become a private matter. Lawrence Wittner, the author of this piece, …

by Future U/ October 29, 2015/ Articles, Public Higher Ed/