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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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VIDEO: Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber Defends Higher Education’s Grounding Principles
"It is the greatest threat to American universities since the Red Scare of the 1950s. Every American should be concerned."
March 22, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
VIDEO: J.D. Vance, “We Have to Honestly and Aggressively Attack the Universities in This Country”
"Nixon said fifty-five years ago that professors are the enemy." (audience applauds)
March 22, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: New Academic Book Sheds Light on Trump’s Political Underpinnings and Approach
Rauch, in "The Atlantic": "Corruption is patrimonialism’s Achilles’ heel because the public understands it and doesn’t like it."
March 21, 2025/
Perspectives, Society/
Trump’s “Scorched Earth” Approach: Dimimish and Remove Liberal/Progressive Programs, Policies, and Entities, with Education (at all levels) a Primary Target
David Horsey, Seattle Times: "A garish show of petulance, vindictiveness, boorishness, and monumental narcissism."
March 20, 2025/
Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: UC San Diego Provost, Strong Supporter of DEI, is VP Vance’s Mother-In-Law
VP Vance: "I don't like DEI, and I'm proud of what our administration has done on that front."
March 19, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “It Is An Attack on the Conditions that Allow Free Thought to Exist”
Christopher Rufo on strategy: Use financial pressure to force schools to dismantle programs, and reshape hiring and curriculums."
March 19, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Universities Should Not Be Intimidated by the Claim that Public Opinion is Turning Against Them”
"If the Trump Administration declares you an enemy, it will come after you; and it will test limits of legality."
March 18, 2025/
Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Feds Deliver Profoundly Troubling “If, Then” Proposition to Columbia U
Jean Howard, executive committee, CU chapter, AAUP: "We are in a state of shock and disbelief."
March 17, 2025/
Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Says Oust Departmental Academic Leadership at Columbia U, Wants a Say in the Curriculum
Joan Scott, AAUP: “It’s an escalation unheard of. Even during the McCarthy era, this was not done.”
March 16, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Investigating 50+ Universities for Presumed DEI Violations
"The group being investigated includes Arizona St. Ohio St and Rutgers, along with Yale, Cornell, Duke, and MIT."
March 15, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
COMMENTARY: “We are Institutionally Neutral on a U.S. Administration that Targets Our Very Existence”
"The best data, the most cogent arguments, and the best historical evidence tell us these things are true."
March 14, 2025/
Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: USDA Pauses Funding at University of Maine
"As a land-grant institution, U Maine and seven other institutions in the system are heavily dependent on USDA funding."
March 13, 2025/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Cornell Investigated for Handling of Gaza Protests
"A task force will determine “how/when Cornell should speak institutionally on politics, ideology, current affairs, and world events.”
March 12, 2025/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
COMMENTARY: “Academic Freedom and the Duty to Resist”
"How to (function) with executive orders banning banning discussions of structural racism, unconscious bias, and gender?"
March 11, 2025/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Florida State, Once a Women’s College, Removes References to ‘Women’ on University Website
"Scrubbing keywords includes the terms women, diverse, systemic, and cultural relevance.”
March 8, 2025/
Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/