The last time he was on the radio with me, Howard Bunsis, the president of the Eastern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), mentioned that he’d just filmed a segment for HBO’s Real Sports. The segment, he said, was going to be about EMU’s exorbitant spending on athletics, and how […]
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EMU Regents to vote Tuesday on the future of Snyder’s EAA. Will they finally do the right thing?
As you might recall, last year at about this time, the Republican political appointees who control Eastern Michigan University (EMU) chose to continue their sponsorship of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s controversial Education Achievement Authority (EAA) despite the urging of EMU President Susan Martin, the faculty, and the students they have sworn to serve. Saying that […]
Posted in Education, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Brian Banks, Chop House, Detroit Public Schools, dismantling of public education, EAA, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, Education Achievement Authority, EMU, Rick Snyder, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, Simone Lightfoot, Steve Wellinski, Steven Camron, Teach for America, threats to public education, transparency 18 Comments