An attempt to get rid of Wayne State's leader widens fissures; a university brings in Disney to improve its campus culture; and more.
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An attempt to get him out of office has widened longtime fissures on the board. Members disagree about their own responsibilities. The public sees a research university in growing disarray. (PREMIUM)
Faculty critics said they object to having what they consider abstract ideas dictated to them. That practice might be appropriate in a corporate office, they say, but not on a college campus. (PREMIUM)
The university’s trustees will be fewer and more diverse, the chairman says. But critics say only openness about past missteps will clear the cloud hovering over the institution. (PREMIUM)
A ballot measure that would have lifted it — fought by Asian American activists who called the practice discriminatory — seems to have lost in Tuesday’s voting. (PREMIUM)
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