October 2025 - Future U

FUTUREU VIDEO: 10th Anniversary Video on Neoliberalism and Higher Education

'Higher Education is under assault and we must defend it if the institution vital to democratic civil society is to …

by Future U/ October 22, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/

"Higher education is in the throes of a government sponsored authoritarian-inspired takeover."

by Future U/ October 21, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Too many (schools) are abandoning higher education’s traditional commitment to free and independent journalistic voices."

by Future U/ October 17, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

"Brown has affirmed that no amount of federal inducement is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent,"

by Future U/ October 16, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Higher education is under assault It must defend its values/practices if its autonomy and academic freedom are to survive.

by Future U/ October 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Republicans accuse academics of indoctrinating youth (while) Trump claims campuses have been 'infested with radicalism.'"

by Future U/ October 13, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

AAUP's Todd Wolfson: 'We applaud MIT for standing up for rejecting Trump’s ‘loyalty oath’ compact.”

by Future U/ October 12, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Lawsuit contends "the policy rolled could cause 'catastrophic setbacks' to research in the U.S."

by Future U/ October 11, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

"In one threatening (and verified) email, the sender said he would kill him (Prof Bray) in front of his students."

by Future U/ October 10, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

"Universities and professional associations are ignoring their ethical codes to fall in line with government dictates."

by Future U/ October 9, 2025/ Higher Ed, Society/

USC's Ed Saxon: "History will not judge USC kindly if it agrees. Capitulation is the fastest route to ruin."

by Future U/ October 8, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

"For the first time: a majority of students would prevent speakers who express controversial views from stepping foot on campus."

by Future U/ October 7, 2025/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

“The space for academic freedom has shrunk at an accelerating pace over the past decade.”

by Future U/ October 6, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

"The safest classroom is the quietest one. But safety is a coffin; silence is death. The only way forward is …

by Future U/ October 5, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate: "If you do not hold the line, you will only get weaker over time."

by Future U/ October 4, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/