March 2026 - Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: Teach About Health Inequities? Used To, But Trump Administration Poses a Threat If You Do

Dr, Stella Safo: "The anti-DEI movement unfortunately affects all of us,"

by Future U/ March 31, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The battle, at times, has escalated into an all-out war."

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

Noting Neoliberal influences of Reagan/Thatcher, a reader wrote: "Conservatives hate sociology which is about WE, about US together."

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

"A complete joke,” said MO state senator Lincoln Hough. “You can’t cut institutions by half of their state appropriation in …

by Future U/ March 28, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Area studies grew out of World War II. You need to train people with knowledge of these places and encourage …

by Future U/ March 27, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The DOJ says federal funding for their professional programs could be on the line."

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

Whitten de-funds critical thinking, fostering democratic citizenship, and more, in exchange for IU being "a partner to industry."

by Future U/ March 25, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Faculty in closed programs would lose their jobs, and KSU's faculty size would be capped to serve 1000 in-person students."

by Future U/ March 24, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Today’s higher ed leaders are eradicating DEI in ways that will hobble equity and justice work for years to come."

by Future U/ March 23, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

From The New York Times

by Future U/ March 22, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Very little input sought, and it is often ignored."

by Future U/ March 21, 2026/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

From the Report: “The U.S. case illustrates how quickly institutional autonomy can be damaged via coercive executive action."

by Future U/ March 20, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The enemy from within mirrors Washington's authoritarian behavior.

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

A Feb. 27 memo listed 24 “potential new DOW partner institutions, including UMich, UNC, Virginia Tech, Hillsdale, and Liberty."

by Future U/ March 6, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Athletics bring Americans together. Protecting university independence safeguards this proud tradition."

by Future U/ March 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Petition, Society/