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NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Condemns New UNC Policy Re Course Syllabi

"The UNC System should invest in a robust antidoxxing policy to protect faculty/students from threats and intimidation."
by Future U/ January 9, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Professor Reinstated After Being Fired for Kirk Statement, University Due Process Not Followed

"APSU did not follow the required termination process in this matter."
by Future U/ January 8, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rejected by a Senate Committee, Youngkin Appointee Secures Board Seat in Virginia.

"Harris is a former CFO/chief advisor for The Carlyle Group, the global investment firm where Youngkin worked for 25 years."
by Future U/ January 7, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Unprecedented Aggression Toward Faculty and Academic Freedom Has Erupted”

"Once commonly shared values like shared governance and academic freedom have become politicized and challenged."
by Future U/ January 6, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Behind the Curtain of Congressional Action in 2025, Will 2026 Be More of the Same or Different?

"Two priorities for Congressional Republicans include college cost and accreditation reform."
by Future U/ January 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Univ of Minnesota Board/University Actions, Examples of “The Enemy Within Higher Education”

"No way that the university can thrive, perhaps survive, if the broader democratic culture of society is under threat."
by Future U/ January 4, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: 2025 Retrospective on Trump’s Alarmingly Fast Assault on Higher Ed

"The ‘War on Woke’ is a threat to educational futures everywhere."
by Future U/ January 3, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trump’s Authoritarian Script Follows Familiar Routine–Target the Press, Courts, and Higher Ed

"We need a higher ed system rooted in critical inquiry and the development of smart, thoughtful citizens."
by Future U/ January 2, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Univ of Alabama Faculty/Students Don’t Want State Law Barring DEI Programs/Offices

From HigherEd Dive: “A group of faculty and students at Alabama public colleges on Monday appealed a ruling keeping in …
by Future U/ January 1, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Use of Executive Search Firms and the Corporatization of Higher Education

"Presidential searches should be faculty-led or, at the least, faculty-driven, with transparency and based on insti­tutional values."
by Future U/ December 31, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Strong Step” (U.S. Rep. Walberg) or “Wrong, Plain and Simple” (U.S. Sen. Padilla)

U.S. Ed Sec McMahon: "Another concrete step from the Trump Administration to put a stop to DEI in government."
by Future U/ December 26, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: NFL Doubles Down on DEI as Higher Education Capitulates

"The NFL reinforces the importance of sustained, authentic engagement in diversity and inclusion."
by Future U/ December 25, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: OU Is Failing, and Here Are Four Reasons Why

"We must demand and expect better from our universities."
by Future U/ December 24, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When a University Decides to Cash In Its Status as an Institution of Higher Learning

If applied as stated, OU's self-described proclamation about the right thing to do would have been to reinstate the instructor.
by Future U/ December 23, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UNC’s Self-Described “Thoughtful Approach” Yields Elimination of Area Study Centers

"European, African, Asia, Middle East/Islamic, the Americas, and Slavic, Eurasian, East European centers will close."
by Future U/ December 20, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/
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