IN 1820, Thomas Jefferson wrote of the university he had founded: “This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever...
As the United States staggered out of the Great Recession, policymakers and pundits were all too eager to question the liberal arts. Philosophy, creative writing, drama, and other humanities majors were too open-ended, they...
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is embarking on its first nationwide search for a new leader in 25 years. And it’s facing one massive challenge, experts say: drawing in the best candidates amid the...
Michigan State University has seen an administrative upheaval over the last several weeks […]
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The state will soon require that all high school graduates pass a simple civics test, the kind that the country requires of immigrants coming to these shores. The kids may gripe, but they gripe...
John Engler has plenty of company when it comes to leading large, higher-education institutions across America without holding a Ph.D. The former Michigan governor, installed on Wednesday as interim president of Michigan State University,...
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