Who gets to decide how higher ed is represented online? My latest for the The Chronicle of Higher Education looks into a tense battle between college comms and dedicated internet aficionados. Read: Colleges Aren’t Supposed to Fiddle With Their Wikipedia Pages. They Try Anyway. chronicle.com/article/colleg…

UNC-Chapel Hill's “Prometheus” project explored purchasing Kettering University, an engineering school in Flint, to speed up development of a new college of applied sciences. From Matt Hartman for The Assembly theassemblync.com/education/high…

Really fun story from Theo Scheer about the colleges that fiddle with their Wikipedia pages. They just wanna correct the record!!! (And ok sure, maybe brag about the "vibrant" campus life, or put some shine on a university leader's record.) chronicle.com/article/colleg…

What kind of girl rides a hobby horse? A fearless one detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via The Detroit News

MSU had a first of its kind closed-door, invite-only, ‘stakeholder forum’ yesterday. The State News’ admin reporters posted up outside the conference room all day to find out what they could. Here’s their superb story: statenews.com/article/2025/0… And here’s a great part from it:

With AI dining tech, MSU knows if you didn’t finish your plate statenews.com/article/2025/0…

The field trip tradition of lying on the Michigan Capitol’s glass floor continues, protest or not.

The State News is now accepting guest commentary. Submit your piece using the link! statenews.com/page/guest-com…

With the release of MSU's new 'civil rights dashboard,' the university wants you to be the judge of its harassment and discrimination investigations timelines via The State News statenews.com/article/2025/1…

Read the full October Index here: harpers.org/harpers-index/…

Really fell apart for those Spartans today. But Green and White faithful stay till the bitter end. UCLA 38 || MSU 13 4th quarter

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New from Alex Walters and I: When Title IX investigators handle a case, MSU lawyers have 'a few suggestions' statenews.com/article/2025/1…

A Michigan elected official is married to a neo-Nazi influencer. Some of her constituents have a problem with that. mlive.com/news/2025/10/a…

We, alongside Brechner Freedom of Information Project, are proud to honor Alex Walters, Theo Scheer and Owen McCarthy of The State News with the Student Freedom of Information Award. We’re inspired by their tenacious pursuit of transparency and accountability. loom.ly/B-iXTF0

.Brendan Ruberry & Max Tani have solved a minor transatlantic media mystery and located Bill DeBlasio, who stresses that he is not an imposter, but rather a Long Island man named Bill DeBlasio

MSU is deciding between three firms to conduct its review of how the university handles sexual misconduct. The proposals are the most detailed look yet at what the sweeping assessment might entail. Read more: statenews.com/article/2025/1…

My dispatch from a recent MSU board meeting for CollegeWatch, a newsletter covering higher ed under Trump: collegewatch.substack.com/p/letter-from-…

I’m just glad someone is raising awareness about how invasive bamboo (often planted by someone looking for a fast-growing privacy screen) can be extremely difficult to get rid of. Left overgrown, can cause serious damage. Good to spread the word to plant native alternatives.