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NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Students Organize for ‘Climate Change Justice’

“MSU currently spends $122.9 million in fossil fuel, mining, and related initiatives,” junior Sara Millies-Lucke said. “They’re either involved directly …

by Future U/ November 27, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Why We Impeached Our Student Body President”

The student body president at the U of Florida colluded with the Trump Campaign, funneling student fees to support a …

by Future U/ November 26, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Students Speak Out At Forum About Campus Racism

“This needs to be taken just as serious as sexual assault on campus,” attendee Shenia Cocks said. “We do not …

by Future U/ October 30, 2019/ MSU, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Students Strike for Action on Climate Change … and More

Jamie Margolin is a 17-year-old high school senior, founder of The Zero Hour. Her essay was published in The New York …

by Future U/ September 20, 2019/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘Pissed Off MSU’ Issues ‘Disorientation Guide’

“Oppression breeds resistance,” writes Pissed Off MSU. “Students and youth have fought back every step of the way… It is …

by Future U/ May 21, 2019/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Utah State Student Journalists Raise Questions About University Donations

“The Koch Scholars program is one example of how Charles Koch has sought to transform the Utah State business school …

by Future U/ May 6, 2019/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UK Students Protest Campus Food Insecurity

University of Kentucky students participated in a hunger strike designed to pressure the school to address the issues of food …

by Future U/ April 30, 2019/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Ole’ Miss Players Kneel as Pro-Confederates March in Oxford

These marchers were out-of-state protesters, but the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference “do not stage championship events in MS because …

by Future U/ February 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UM Students Focus On Inequality

Meaghan Wheat and Lauren Schandevel help launch a minor area of study on social class and inequality. Read more here …

by Future U/ February 6, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: For Gen Z College Students, Issue Advocacy Trumps Party Participation

A new report profiles the political engagement of today’s college students. When it comes to political engagement, students are more …

by Future U/ November 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: For These Students, Activism Has A Price

Activism for Black students can take a toll. Brianna Reddick explains at The Nation.

by Future U/ September 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Enhancing Higher Ed’s ‘Democracy Function’

Higher ed presumably prepares students for engaging in civic life. But does it? Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich think not but they say …

by Future U/ July 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: At UVA, Faculty, Students & Alums Respond To Trump-Related Hire

By last Friday, “more than 500 faculty, students, and alumni had signed a petition protesting the appointment of Marc Short, Trump’s former …

by Future U/ July 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Students Are Engaged, Exhibiting Leadership, At Michigan State

Lindsey Mutz is a Michigan State sophomore. Read her commentary, published in Ms.

by Future U/ March 31, 2018/ MSU, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Student Rebuffed By A University President

How, then, is a student supposed to share concerns with her university president? Read more about the situation at Howard …

by Future U/ March 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/