January 2025 - Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Funding Freeze “Concerning” to Higher Education

Barbara Snyder, AAU: “Even a temporary stoppage of critical scientific research is a self-defeating, unforced error."

by Future U/ January 29, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

DEI order asks federal agencies to consider investigating universities with large endowments, a list that includes MSU and UM.

by Future U/ January 28, 2025/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Network is connected to Catholic teachings, including its vision for students' moral development,

by Future U/ January 27, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"First Amendment right of academic freedom should extend to intramural expression about university educational policy."

by Future U/ January 26, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Leslie Field of WE ACT for Environmental Justice: "It will place vulnerable communities in even greater danger."

by Future U/ January 25, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Will Creeley, FIRE: “I think you’ll see professors investigated/terminated. students punished, and pre-emptive action."

by Future U/ January 24, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Chris Ruffo on X: "Abolish DEI or get wrecked."

by Future U/ January 23, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

"The announcement came on the first full day of President Donald Trump’s second administration."

by Future U/ January 22, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

AAUP: “The Trump administration and many Republican-led state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks."

by Future U/ January 21, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

UF prof Sharon Austin: "This lawsuit is about preserving the right to learn and teach without political interference.”

by Future U/ January 20, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The transition from psychological to structural explanations represents a broader and more global perspective on racism."

by Future U/ January 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Does that include faculty who teach your rightwing agenda? (Consult with DeSantis before answering.)

by Future U/ January 18, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

"Who cares (about taking the climate seriously), as long as we can wring a few more dollars out of the …

by Future U/ January 17, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

"It’s about AI as one potential source of information and ensuring that students know how to treat that source responsibly.”

by Future U/ January 16, 2025/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

WV Democratic Party Chair" It's a “troubling example” of executive overreach that “could harm us for generations.”

by Future U/ January 15, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/