Paul's Update 7/18

The next PIE-Up is Monday July 24, 8:00am at Grand Traverse Pie Company, Grand River and Hagadorn, East Lansing. The question of the day is: Is this the golden age of higher education? (Reference: https://www.agb.org/trusteeship/2017/mayjune/here-comes-the-golden-age-of-higher-education )

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