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/
NEWS BRIEFS: University Leaders Step Up Organizing Efforts to Confront Trump Administration “This administration is ready to exact retribution. I asked people to sign, and many said, ‘I can’t. I’m afraid.’” by Future U/ April 28, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom Virtual Forum, Tu, May 13, 6 PM: “The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters” Prof Isaac Kamola, Trinity College (CT), directs AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom by Future U/ April 27, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: U Michigan Faculty Support Big Ten Mutual Defense Fund Michigan joins Rutgers (first school), Indiana, Michigan St. Ohio State, and Nebraska-Lincoln, with votes on tap at USC and UCLA. by Future U/ April 26, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
COMMENTARY by William E. Connolly: Neoliberal Fascism On Display in America Today "The urgent task today is to expose this nexus and its plan at every turn." by Future U/ April 25, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Majority of Political Scientists Surveyed Believe U.S. is Sliding From a Liberal Democracy to Authoritarianism Steven Levitsky, government prof, Harvard Univ: "It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy." by Future U/ April 24, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Legitimizes and then Normalizes State Control When It Complies with Authoritarian Dictates "While some believe that compliance will protect funding and independence, historical parallels suggest otherwise." by Future U/ April 23, 2025/ Education, Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: American Association of Colleges and Universities Statement: Bold Enough? Signed By Enough? More is required. by Future U/ April 22, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/
PERSPECTIVES: Surprised? Shouldn’t Be. Trump Administration Moves Against Higher Education Are Familiar "Michigan State Prof Brendan Cantwell said the influence of Project 2025 and the other outlines is undeniable." by Future U/ April 21, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY: “Trump Administration is Trafficking a Grand (and False) Narrative About American Intellectuals” "If present history is to change, then the stories have to change." by Future U/ April 20, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Trump Administration is Trying to Police the Thoughts and Beliefs of America’s Major Institutions” Trump's gameplan: "Control what colleges can teach, what news outlets report, and what ideas are allowed to be discussed." by Future U/ April 19, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Trump’s War on Higher Education “Threatens the Long-Standing Partnership Between Federal Government and Higher Education” "(funding) cuts don’t follow typical investigative process, and sometimes lack clear explanations and legal justifications." by Future U/ April 18, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS PLUS VIDEO: Faculty Activism, “The Big 10 Alliance,” in the Fight Against Trump "Whether MSU’s administrative leadership will heed the faculty senate’s calls remains to be seen." by Future U/ April 17, 2025/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: Panel of Experts? Focus on Antisemitism? No Chance with Trump’s Antisemitism Task Force, It’s a Tool in Trump’s War on Higher Ed "The task force doesn’t plan to take its foot off the gas any time soon, recent public statements suggest." by Future U/ April 16, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
VIDEO: Harvard Says No to Trump, “Unquestionable Violation of First Amendment Rights” "This is what authoritarianism looks like." by Future U/ April 15, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Video/
COMMENTARY: “Higher Education is Under Direct and Sustained Attack” "Let the record show that we rose to the challenge and did so in ways that did not betray its … by Future U/ April 13, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/