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NEWS BRIEFS: Nearly Half of U.S. States Have Laws that Censor Higher Ed

PEN AMERICA: "Censorship of higher education, it seems, is highly contagious."

by Future U/ July 28, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Law Prof Says, “Getting Universities like Columbia to Make These Deals is Fundamentally Coercive”

Lynn Pasquerella, AACU: "Signals a rise in authoritarian populism in which higher education is positioned as the enemy."

by Future U/ July 27, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump’s Higher Ed Targeting Is Expanding

Like UVA, GMU is under investigation for its alleged diversity practices.

by Future U/ July 26, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: On Students’ Rampant Use of ChatGPT: “It’s System Incentives, Stupid!”

"I hope everyone knows that not “everyone” is cheating their way through college."

by Future U/ July 25, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Will Columbia’s Settlement with the Feds Settle Things at Columbia?

"Columbia’s settlement prompted strong reactions from academics on social media."

by Future U/ July 24, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Defunding of Public Broadcasting, a Hard Hit on Public Universities

Alex Curley: "15% of public radio stations relied on fed funding for 50% or more of their total revenue intake."

by Future U/ July 23, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Preview of Monday’s Court Action re Harvard’s Argument that Its Fed Funding Cuts Are Illegal

$2.4 billion in fed award cuts for Harvard, which the U says has nothing to do with antisemitism claims.

by Future U/ July 21, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Disinformation Clouding Public Opinion on Higher Education Value

"Kneecapping (higher ed) by restricting/cutting off research funding is destructive and...plays into the hands of adversaries across the globe."

by Future U/ July 20, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: The Case for Human-Generated Writing In the Age of Large Language Models (LLMs)

“Writing is not only about reporting results; it also provides a tool to uncover new thoughts and ideas. Writing compels …

by Future U/ July 19, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Rises In Face of Persistent Conservative Attacks and Policies

Those expressing little or no confidence in higher ed dropped 9% (to 23%) from last year's survey,

by Future U/ July 16, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Frank Bruni: “The Corpus of College Lumbers On, But Some of Its Soul is Missing”

"Under Trump, blunt materialism reigns, and human rights, diplomacy and democracy are suspect, the preoccupation of idealistic chumps. Do anthropology, …

by Future U/ July 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: DOJ ‘Fear-Mongering’ Extends to Higher Ed

Peter McDonough, ACE: "Up until now I don’t have a sense that (DOJ) has been intentionally weaponized for political purposes.” …

by Future U/ July 13, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

FUTUREU Is Now on BlueSky

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by Future U/ July 12, 2025/ News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan State Will No Longer Include DEI Statements in Hiring Material and Practices, Employee Evaluations, and Promotion Reviews

"The change comes as other universities across the country make DEI adjustments in response to new federal government policies."

by Future U/ July 11, 2025/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: On Trump and “The State of Exception”

"Trump is governing as if his election had doubled as a declaration of a national state of emergency."

by Future U/ July 10, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives/