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Celebrate the Life of Bonnie Bucqueroux

PEOLPE’S CHURCH, EAST LANSING Come celebrate the life of journalism professor, Bonnie Bucqueroux. Reception to follow. Hosted by The School of Journalism, Michigan …

by msuspartan/ October 22, 2015/

NEWS BRIEFS: College Basketball Hit with Another Scandal

The University of Louisville’s basketball program is under investigation for unethical practices associated with basketball recruiting. UL is among several major …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Mississippi Students Seek Change

Student leaders at the University of Mississippi have organized in opposition to flying the state flag on campus. The opposition …

by Future U/ October 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEXT Faculty Forum: How Should Higher Education Be Governed? Terry Link

ROOM 62 KELLOGG CENTER Much has been written about the decline of faculty engagement with academic governance and the idea of …

by msuspartan/ October 21, 2015/

Tribute to Our Colleague, Bonnie Bucqueroux

We are saddened to report the passing of our friend, colleague, and inspiration, Bonnie Bucqueroux. Bonnie designed and managed this …

by Future U/ October 15, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: All is not well in Oregon’s brandyland

Jack Stripling recently wrote an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education called “An Academic Reputation at Risk: The U. …

by msuspartan/ September 24, 2015/ Public Higher Ed/

Faculty Forum: What happened to higher education? Dr. Frank Fear

Scheduled for 151 Communication Arts & Sciences Building

by msuspartan/ September 18, 2015/

NEWS BRIEFS: Japan moves to stop universities from teaching social science and humanities

The British publication Times Higher Education reports that Education Minister Hakuban Shimomura recently sent a letter to all 86 of …

by msuspartan/ September 16, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: WashPo follows the money in college football

Do universities have football teams or do football teams have unversities? Washington Post reviewer Carlos Lozada argues that even diehard …

by msuspartan/ August 22, 2015/ News Briefs/

News Brief: NYT op-ed says “Stop Universities from Hoarding Cash”

Victor Fleischer, a professor of law at the University of San Diego, questions why universities do not use the proceeds …

by msuspartan/ August 20, 2015/ News Briefs/

News Brief: Student debt on The Diane Rehm Show

On her show on National Public Radio, Diane Rehm tackled the issue of college debt and what the presidential candidates …

by msuspartan/ August 17, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: Deresiewicz in Harper’s on The Neoliberal Arts

The subtitle to William Deresiewicz’ August cover story is “how college sold its soul to the market.” (Click here to …

by msuspartan/ August 17, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: Gill’s “hidden injuries of neoliberal academia”

Professor Rosalind Gill of Kings College London explores how the pressures of the neoliberal university often leave faculty dealing with …

by msuspartan/ August 10, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: Delbanco’s “outrageous reality”

In the New York Review of Books, Andrew Delbanco argues that the historical story of expanding opportunities through higher education …

by msuspartan/ August 10, 2015/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEF: College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one.

Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities and a former president of Cornell University and the University of …

by msuspartan/ July 20, 2015/ News Briefs/