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Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism.
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News Briefs: Political Shanaghans Abound in Higher Ed Funding Proposal Advanced by Michigan House of Representatives
"State Rep. Madodock (R-Milford) extolled the budget, making cuts to “woke” universities & giving money to “non-woke” universities."
June 13, 2025/
Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Claiming “Political Meddling,” Fulbright Board Quits En Masse
Board statement: "Injecting politics/ideological mandates into the Fulbright program violates the letter/spirit of the law that Congress so wisely established …
June 12, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: Jump on the AI Bandwagon? Not So Fast! Big Questions Need Answering
"Now is the time faculty need to ask big questions, and not just jump on the AI bandwagon."
June 11, 2025/
Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society/
COMMENTARY: Plea to UM Trustees, “Hire a President with Character”
David Brooks: "Embrace 'eulogy virtues' of honesty, compassion, courage over 'resumé virtues' of the marketplace."
June 10, 2025/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: If Adopted, State of Texas Proposal Would Derail Faculty Control of Academic Governance
Brian Evans, president of the Texas AAUP: "It’s no longer an elected faculty voice. It’s controlled by the administration.”
June 9, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Seeks Political Cronies as Funding Gatekeepers
Joshua Gordon, former director, NIH. "It is crucial that politics be kept out of the scientific grant-making process.”
June 8, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: What Does U Florida / Santa Ono Do Now?
FL U.S. Representative Jimmy Patronis on X: "We need a leader, not a DEI acolyte. Leave the Ann Arbor thinking …
June 7, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY by A.J. Lenardic: When Bums-on-Seats Meets Misinformation
"Competition is the name of the game at the corporatized university. It’s the neoliberal dream: the market determines value."
June 6, 2025/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: An Outgoing President’s Take on What Higher Ed Needs to Do
“We need to make sure we’re constantly asking the right question of how we make the institution better.”
NEWS BRIEFS: CNN Reports Multiple Colleges/Universities Reaching Out to Trump Administration, Seeking to Avoid Becoming “The Next Harvard”
One university board member told CNN: “We do not have any interest in being their ‘model school’ or whatever.”
June 4, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/
TRINITY’S MICHAEL ROTH: “The Idea that We are to Supposed to Conform to the Ideologies in The White House is Bad for the Country”
Interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS, Face the Nation, June 1, 2025.
June 3, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/
AUDIO From NPR: “Why Is The Trump Administration Throwing So Many Curveballs at Higher Ed?”
With Ari Shapiro as host.
June 2, 2025/
Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
FUTUREU VIDEO: Michael Gavin on White Nationalism in Higher Education and Politics
Dr. Gavin is president of Delta College (MI).
June 1, 2025/
FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: DEI-Related Research Means Strike Off For Fubright Candidates
A Fulbright faculty adviser: the vetting process is “politburo oversight.”
May 30, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: NSF Changes Threaten STEM Progress
Suzanne Ortega, Council of Grad Schools: "Distributing that money fairly & appropriately is going to be delayed if not impossible.” …