Blog tagged as Higher Education

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against U of M For 'Systematically' Underpaying Faculty 

11/27/24 11:55 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against U of M For 'Systematically' Underpaying Faculty 
A sociology professor is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday against the University of Michigan, claiming that tenured professors have been shorted pay because of the university's policy for adding raises to salaries.

Bahar-Cook Picks Up Votes In MSU Race From Inputting Errors; Overtakes Maday 

11/08/24 12:18 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bahar-Cook Picks Up Votes In MSU Race From Inputting Errors; Overtakes Maday 
Unofficial election night results published on the Secretary of State's website mistakenly under-counted the votes for Michigan State University Trustee candidate Democrat Rebecca Bahar-Cook by close to 18,000 votes in Allegan County and 8,517 votes in Ottawa and Kent.

MSU Board May Be Without Republican For First Time In ... Ever

10/15/24 12:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Board May Be Without Republican For First Time In ... Ever
After this November's election, Michigan State University's governing board may be without a Republican member for the first time since the board was first publicly elected 115 years ago, based on research conducted by MIRS

MSU Pres: 'Shared Governance' Working So Far 

06/03/24 01:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Pres: 'Shared Governance' Working So Far 
Three months into his tenure as Michigan State University's 22nd president, Kevin Guskiewicz told MIRS the “shared governance” model that Board of Trustees (BOT) members previously agreed to has been a success thus far.

MSU AD Doesn’t Recommend NIL For High Schoolers 

05/29/24 03:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU AD Doesn’t Recommend NIL For High Schoolers 
Michigan State University (MSU) Athletic Director Alan Haller told panelists and audience members Tuesday he doesn’t believe high school students should be participating in name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation at this time, contrasting with legislation that passed the House last year.