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REMEMBRANCE: We are Educators, and Why We Are … Well, Read On ….

I taught him years ago. Years later, Jim opened the door and walked into my life again.

by Roger Barbee/ June 19, 2026/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Change.Org Petition Seeks to Solve MSU Woes By Removing Three Trustees from Office

From Change.org: “That is why I am calling for the resignation of Trustees Rema Vassar, Dennis Denno, and Mike Balow. This …

by Future U/ June 18, 2026/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Basketball Coach Izzo Wants MSU Alumni to Respond to the University’s Administrative Departures

"Izzo told the (Detroit) Free Press he plans to speak more publicly in the future."

by Future U/ June 17, 2026/ MSU, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Alumnus Believes Board Dysfunction at the Heart of MSU’s Plight

"The board’s obligation is to the university (and its stakeholders) – not to political positioning or public grandstanding."

by Future U/ June 16, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

VIDEO: WJR’s Ryan Ermanni Interviews MSU Trustee Mike Balow

"They discuss the departure of MSU AD Batt to Kentucky and President Guskiewicz departure for Clemson."

by Future U/ June 15, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Takes Action Because “What Happens in Texas Does Not Stay in Texas”

"In Texas, there is systematic, statewide political interference that can’t be adequately addressed on a case-by-case basis.”

by Future U/ June 10, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Academic Repression, This Time At Auburn

Prof Elijah Gaddis: Campas morale “is as low as it’s ever been” after a year of “attacks on faculty and …

by Future U/ June 9, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Full Court Press at Michigan State, “We Love Ken!”

Alternative, including, dissenting voices don't count.

by Future U/ June 8, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Imposition” is the Appropriate Replacement Term to Describe U of Iowa’s Misnamed Center for Intellectual “Freedom”

"The center is part of a Republican push to balance what they view as overwhelmingly liberal viewpoints in public higher …

by Future U/ June 6, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Inside Higher Education’s View of Current Turmoil at Michigan State

“That trustees’ criticism might ‘undermine’ the administration or Board decisions does not make it a legitimate target of censorship."

by Future U/ June 5, 2026/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Contrasting Perspectives on the Michigan State Situation

Here are two Op Ed's published on different public platforms on consecutive days.

by Future U/ June 4, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: MI State Senator Calls Out MSU Board for its Suppression of Free Speech Policy

"Universities exist for the pursuit of truth, which often comes with debate, disagreement and conflict."

by Future U/ June 3, 2026/ MSU, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: FIRE Contends that MSU’s Board of Trustees Suppresses Dissenting Voices

FIRE: "The Board’s website contains a Statement on Free Speech, But that commitment rings hollow when trustees may be sanctioned for …

by Future U/ June 2, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: The Game Rightwingers Play by Seeking to Revamp Collegiate Accreditation

It replaces academic freedom protections with "intellectual diversity."

by Future U/ June 1, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY by B.M. Ryan: Where Things Fit: Rethinking Sartre in a Modern World

"Modern social systems are reflexive: people adjust their behavior in response to how they are interpreted."

by B.M. Ryan/ May 31, 2026/ Perspectives, Society/