WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism in Higher Education Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism. by Future U/ / Welcome To FutureU/
NEXT FUTUREU FORUM: Mejias and Kaiser on GenAI & Academic Integrity in Higher Education GenAI and Academic Integrity in Higher Education February 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST Join the presentation live … by Future U/ February 17, 2025/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/
COMMENTARY: “I Can’t Figure Out How to Write an AI Policy for My Syllabus,” or, How Student Use of AI is an Issue of Class Consciousness Note: The views expressed here are my own, not my employer’s. by Zach Kaiser/ February 16, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/
COMMENTARY by Ulises A. Mejias: The Core of Gen-AI is Incompatible with Academic Integrity By encouraging GenAI, we are directly undermining the principles we have been trying to instill in our students. by Ulises A. Mejias/ February 16, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: “The Whole Hearing Feels Surreal. It’s Almost Like We’re Being Subjected to Eloquent Gaslighting.” "McMahon committed to the Trump agenda but provided little detail as far as how she’d execute it." by Future U/ February 15, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
COMMENTARY: Why the Trump Regime is Hellbent to Denigrate Higher Education Broad-based knowledge and critical thought threatens any regime. Rather than target aspects of it, diminish it across the board. by Future U/ February 14, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: “The Document’s Authoritarian Echoes are Hard to Ignore” "Faculty in all fields reject political interference in the management of university curricula." by Future U/ February 13, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Middle East Studies Association of North America Decries MIT Course Denial "We call on MIT to publicly and forcefully reiterate its commitment to the principles of academic freedom." by Future U/ February 12, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/
COMMENTARY: MSU Prof Analyzes Super Bowl Halftime Performances "Kendrick Lamar’s artistry is more than just music. It’s activism." by Future U/ February 10, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/
NEW BRIEFS: Waiting Game to See If Proposed Cut in Indirect Costs Remain in Force Maine Sen. Susan Collins, chair, Senate Appropriations Committee. “I oppose the poorly conceived directive." by Future U/ February 9, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: States Follow the Leader on DEI and Tenure Indiana Lieutenant Gov Micah Beckwith on X: “Indiana Senate just dropped the hammer on the radical DEI racket with SB … by Future U/ February 8, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: DOGE Access to Ed Department Data Raising Concerns One longtime employee of the department: "An urgent and deep worry is sweeping across the agency’s career staff." by Future U/ February 7, 2025/ Education, Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: John K. Wilson, “The Danger of Deference to Trump” "Federal compulsion of policies at public colleges is a dangerous expansion of government power over colleges." by Future U/ February 6, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: “To the Courts We Shall Go” as Multiple Groups File Suit re Trump’s DEI Orders “In the US, there is no king. It is his (Trump's) crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from … by Future U/ February 5, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/
COMMENTARY ON OUR TIME: “Most of Us Are Not Used to Fighting for What We Deserve” "History repeats itself. After the law recognizes new rights, there is always retrenchment." by Future U/ February 4, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Musk Says USAID, “a Criminal Organization,” Has Been “Fed to the Wood Chopper” Rep. Gerry Connelly: "The Executive Branch can't shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute," by Future U/ February 3, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/