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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: National Enrollment of First-Year Students Drops 5%
When large numbers of students do not attend, one consequence for them and America is "the loss of human potential."
December 5, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Public Higher Education System Culls Hundreds of Courses from University Offerings
"Removed courses at the Univ of North Florida shows included "U.S. History to 1877," and "U.S. History from 1877 to …
December 1, 2024/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
COMMENTARY: The United States Isn’t What It Used to Be, and Isn’t What It Claims to Be
"It is also abundantly clear character doesn’t matter anymore."
November 30, 2024/
Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Yale’s Jason Stanley on Rising Authoritarianism in America
VIDEO is from the November 27, 2024, PBS NewsHour.
November 29, 2024/
Education, Perspectives, Society, Video/
PERSPECTIVES: Felix Frankfurter on Universities “Standing Up to Interference”
"Germany universities (then) failed to reveal the accumulated wisdom of civilization, but became centres of decivilization.”
November 27, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: State Legislator Who Opposes DEI to Chair State of Iowa Public Universities Review Panel
"In May, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law banning public colleges from taking official positions on an array of …
November 26, 2024/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Several Red State Officials Endorse Trump’s Intent to Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education
"Higher ed has been on the front lines of state budget cuts and (eliminating the USDE) would be challenging in …
November 25, 2024/
News Briefs, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Does Univ of Oklahoma Course Violate State Policy?
OK Gov. Kevin Stitt: “Left-wing accreditation monopolies peddle DEI curricula and let liberal faculty call the shots,”
November 24, 2024/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Leigh McGowan Interviews Robert Reich, “Do Not Become Hopeless”
"This is the time to use every lever of power to stop the worst of authoritarianism from taking over."
November 23, 2024/
Perspectives, Society, Video/
NEWS BRIEFS: U.S. Senate Committee Evaluation of USF Funding–What Peering Through an Alt-Right Lens Reveals
Report title is revealing: "Division, Extremism. Ideology: How the Biden-Harris NSF Politicized Science." (What a crock!)
November 22, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Rights, a Product of Conflict, Resistance, Struggle and Negotiation
"Rights are won through struggle, often in the face of entrenched power. The determination of people drives real change."
November 21, 2024/
Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Linda McMahon Likely Pick as Department of Education Secretary
McMahon served as CEO, World Wrestling Entertainment, and director, Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term.
November 20, 2024/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic: A “Wrong ‘Em Boyo” Faculty Meeting Moment
We talk about resisting, but we wind up playing games.
November 19, 2024/
Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Scientists, Academics Offer Stern Warning about Kennedy’s Choice as HHS Secretary
Dr. Jeffrey Flier, prof and former dean, Harvard University: “Over the edge. Down the rabbit hole. Completely insane,”
November 18, 2024/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
COMMENTARY by Frank Fear: How Fascism Supercharged Neoliberalism and Changed America
A swarm of cockroaches are invited into living quarters and treated like house pets.
November 17, 2024/
Public Higher Ed/