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23 Sep 2024

MSU and Merit Network celebrate completion of Project MOON-Light

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On Tuesday, Sept 10, MSU joined the Quello Center and Merit Network to celebrate the success of a partnership that took a critical step in closing the digital divide in the State of Michigan. Held in WKAR Studio A on MSU’s Campus, the celebration marked the completion of Project MOON-Light, a joint effort between the Quello Center, Merit Network, and MSU. Funded by a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the multi-million-dollar broadband infrastructure program provides thousands of miles of middle-mile fiber across 74 counties in Michigan. “Project MOON-Light is a massive upgrade to the internet infrastructure […]
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Platform Economics talk
09 Feb 2021

Video: Platform Economics: Possible Futures with Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science and W. Edward Steinmueller, University of Sussex

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Platform companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are the giants of the post-industrial age. They are replacing the physical artefacts of media, transforming business models and challenging bricks and mortar retail establishments. These large-scale changes have negative as well as positive consequences and they are creating challenges for policy makers. The new ordering of markets is likely a first step in the use of data these companies are accumulating about preferences, social interconnections, and behaviours. Speaking to these themes in their new book Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics(Edward Elgar, 2020), Prof. Mansell and Prof. Steinmueller will be discussing how different economic lenses defend […]
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Richard D. McLellan
05 Feb 2021

Gift Commemorates Lifelong Reverence for First Amendment

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Constitutional scholar establishes endowed chair and fellowship for freedom of expression Richard D. McLellan took classes in Caribbean history and canoeing while a student at Michigan State University in the early 1960s. But it was the study of words and his reverence for the First Amendment that charted his course, inspiring him to establish an MSU endowed chair and fellowship focused on freedom of expression. A respected attorney, constitutional scholar and lobbyist, McLellan earned his bachelor’s in advertising from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1964, then his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1967. His […]
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Silvia-Lindtner
12 Jan 2021

Video: Prototype Nation: China & the Contested Promise of Innovation by Silvia M. Lindtner

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How did China’s mass manufacturing and “copycat” production become transformed, in the global tech imagination, from something holding the nation back to one of its key assets? Prototype Nation offers a transnational analysis of how the promise of democratized innovation and entrepreneurial life has shaped China’s governance and global image. Lindtner reveals how a growing distrust in Western models of progress and development, including Silicon Valley and the tech industry after the financial crisis of 2007–8, shaped the rise of the global maker movement and the vision of China as a “new frontier” of innovation. Prototype Nation: China and The […]
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Karen Mossberger
30 Nov 2020

Video: Karen Mossberger: Digital Activity & Economic Resilience in Communities

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Dr. Karen Mossberger talks about her research using de-identified data on GoDaddy’s 20 million “ventures” (or domain name websites) since 2018. Her research explores over time how this digital activity matters for economic opportunity and resilience in communities. Over 75% of these ventures are commercial, and this new data captures online activity of micro-businesses and startups that are too small or too new to be counted by the census. There is evidence that this grassroots digital activity contributes to prosperity in communities, before and during the Covid-19 shutdowns. Originally streamed on Friday, October 16, 2020. Karen Mossberger: Digital Activity & […]
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James Quello and Richard E Wiley
16 Oct 2020

Richard E. Wiley recognized with Honorary Alumni Award

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Congratulations to Richard E. Wiley, who will receive the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Honorary Alumni Award on Friday, October 23, 2020. The virtual ceremony will start at 6 PM and will be streamed on Facebook Live. In 1983, Richard E. Wiley co-founded Wiley Rein, L.L.P., a Washington, D.C. law firm with the largest communications practice in the United States. He served as Chairman, Commissioner and General Counsel for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1970-1977. Between 1987 and 1995, he chaired the FCC’s Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service, which was instrumental in the transition to digital television […]
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School bus stop sign
24 Mar 2020

The Urgent Need to Move Schools Online: Four Things Your School District Needs to Know Before Taking Action

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In the Rush to Plan for Online Contact Hours, Schools Must Consider Equity; Quello Center Report Reveals How Ignoring Deficiencies in Student Internet Access Contributes to Performance Gaps As the number of cases of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) multiplies, and the length of school closures increases, school districts are struggling with the feasibility of providing students with online learning opportunities. In the rush to plan for online education hours, schools must consider equity and the quality of Internet access that is available to their students. A new report from Michigan State University’s Quello Center reveals the challenges schools face if they plan to move […]
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rural school bus
03 Mar 2020

Gaps in Broadband Access: Lagging Internet Contributes to Lagging Test Scores, Leaving Rural Students Behind

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Poor and No Internet Access Disadvantages Students, Including Lower Grades, Fewer Digital Skills, Lower SAT Scores, and Reduced Interest in Attending University Rural middle and high school students are more likely to have slow Internet connections or limited access from home and to fall behind in homework, grades, digital skills, and standardized test scores, according to a groundbreaking report from Michigan State University’s Quello Center. The educational setbacks can have significant impacts on college admissions, academic success, and career opportunities. Developed and carried out in partnership with Merit Network and 15 Michigan school districts, the report “Broadband and Student Performance […]
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