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WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism in Higher Education (CELEBRATING ELEVEN YEARS)

Neoliberalism hasn't abated; it has morphed. Contempory forms include Progressive Neoliberalism and Neoliberal Fascism.

by Future U/ July 15, 2015/ Welcome To FutureU/

PERSPECTIVES: History Lesson: Autocrats Go After Higher Ed Finances to Control Institutional Culture

"Always remember: If you give mice a cookie, they will seek a glass of milk."

by Future U/ September 8, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Trust that Sec. McMahon Has the Best Interests of Higher Ed at Heart? C’mon!

"Coercion is coercion, even if it’s not explicit."

by Future U/ September 7, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: People Ask, “What is Neoliberal Fascism?” Here’s One of Many Examples from the Trump Regime

Mike Gavin: "Blatant attack to keep working class Americans/people of color from accessing higher education and seeking a better life.”

by Future U/ September 6, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Texas, The State Where I Want to Be”! (No Way)

Leonard Bright, AAUP, TAM-College Station: “This is a political decision. They’re whitewashing our programs.”

by Future U/ September 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trump Has Allies in His War on Higher Education, Meet Harmeet Dhillon

"She has filed federal lawsuits to get Social Security & drivers’ license data from states. Her record: 0-23."

by Future U/ September 4, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Dartmouth Alum and Former Trustee: Our School President “Has Turned Dartmouth Into a Trumpy Academic Outpost”

"Were it not for FDR and Churchill, Dartmouth might now be teaching Nazi versions of history, science, and everything else."

by Future U/ September 3, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY by B.M. Ryan: A Prophecy from the Pen 

"The world has become increasingly legible while the individual has become increasingly obscure."

by B.M. Ryan/ September 2, 2026/ Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Progress” Is a Word That Describes the Evolution of Many Industries and Sectors. Higher Education is Not One of Them

Technological advances have been a primary driver in many fields/sectors. That's not so in higher education, institutionally.

by Future U/ September 1, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Seeks to End American Bar Association’s Ability to Accredit U.S. Law Schools

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX): "It appears that the ABA is ideologically captured by radical leftists."

by Future U/ August 30, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Canadian Government Subsidizing American Scholars’ Migration to Canada

“While certain countries are cutting research, we’re doubling down on science and we’re doubling down on research.”

by Future U/ August 29, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Empathy, Not Technical Expertise, Should Drive Innovation

"Rarely do universities helps students understand how others think, experience systems, or approach problems differently."

by Future U/ August 28, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Seems to Respond to Challenges “With More Processes, Policies, Reporting Structures, Committees, Administrative Positions/Titles … More Bureaucracy”

"Over time, systems became systems designed to protect institutions."

by Future U/ August 27, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Claims Trump Attack on Higher Ed ‘More Serious Than McCarthy Era’

Lee Bollinger: "Demands have to do with making sure universities don’t have policies that deal with race or ethnicity."

by Future U/ August 26, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Scholar Associated with Jason Arday Storyline is Subject of Disciplinary Hearing

"Cofnas, a self-described “race realist,” accused Arday of plagiarizing parts of his Ph.D. thesis."

by Future U/ August 25, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Tech and Houston Are Football Rivals, and Now Houston Has Become A Curriculum-Slashing Twin

UH's Richard Armstrong: "Without explanation, five of six of his classic studies department’s six core-eligible courses were cut."

by Future U/ August 24, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/