Wednesday, April 9, 5-7:30pm film screening about political intimidation and UM (Community Advocates at the University of Michigan)

Journalist Jelani Cobb recommended looking at how universities responded to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s attacks on professors to better understand current strategies. The University of Michigan's caving to political intimidation isn't new. In the 1950s, then President Harlan Hatcher fired two faculty members and suspended one who refused to cooperate with Senator McCarthy’s red-baiting Committee on “Un-American Activities.”

As another federal government takes aim at universities, join us for a screening of Keeping in Mind: The McCarthy Era at the University of Michigan, a 1989 documentary featuring interviews with Hatcher and the three men he sacrificed to political expediency: Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, and Mark Nickerson. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that includes the filmmaker, Adam Kulakow, who was a UM student in the 1980s.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 9, 5-7:30pm (Pizza available starting at 4:30p. Come early!)
WHERE: Maize and Blue Auditorium, Student Activities Building, 515 E. Jefferson Street
WHO: All students, faculty, staff, and community members

 

HEI Investigation: Is Former Chinese Edtech Ambow Education a Threat to US Security?

The Higher Education Inquirer continues to investigate Ambow Education, the parent company of NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NSAD) and HybriU.  HEI has followed Ambow for almost three years, as one of its two US colleges, Bay State College, closed and a second one, NSAD in San Diego has faced financial peril and now faces legal problems, including a possible eviction. We also have watched several questionable events happen with shares of Ambow (AMBO) trading on the  New York Stock Exchange. But our greatest concern is that Ambow still has strong ties to the People's Republic of China, and that its proximity to the Pacific Fleet and its expertise in educational surveillance could pose as a potential threat to US security. As the company fails we believe it could become even more vulnerable to PRC interests. We urge any potential customers or strategic partners to do their due diligence before engaging in business with Ambow Education, NSAD, or HybriU.