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PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education Legitimizes and then Normalizes State Control When It Complies with Authoritarian Dictates

"While some believe that compliance will protect funding and independence, historical parallels suggest otherwise."

by Future U/ April 23, 2025/ Education, Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

The real measure of a degree’s worth lies not just in the job it leads to but in broader perspectives …

by Aaron Delgaty/ March 6, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"As administrators cut programs to save money, they need to think about the purpose of education in a democratic society."

by John Traphagan/ March 1, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"McMahon committed to the Trump agenda but provided little detail as far as how she’d execute it."

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

One longtime employee of the department: "An urgent and deep worry is sweeping across the agency’s career staff."

by Future U/ February 7, 2025/ Education, Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

James Grossman, American Historical Association: "The EO misrepresents how American history and civics are being taught."

by Future U/ February 1, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

A federal judge in Kentucky ruled that the proposal was unconstitutional. Read more from the New York Times regarding the …

by Future U/ January 10, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

VIDEO is from the November 27, 2024, PBS NewsHour.

by Future U/ November 29, 2024/ Education, Perspectives, Society, Video/

"Walz has also attempted to address the significant racial disparities in academic achievement."

by Future U/ August 11, 2024/ Education, Society/

"LGBTQ advocacy groups have pushed back against GOP-led efforts to block the final rule from taking effect."

by Future U/ August 5, 2024/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

"Federal judges have issued six injunctions temporarily blocking the new Title IX rule in 26 states."

by Future U/ August 1, 2024/ Education, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"'The Conservative Promise' recommends that we revert to a system that harmed untold numbers of children."

by Roger Barbee/ July 17, 2024/ Education, Perspectives/

Tennessee, Florida, and Utah are Red state examples, while New Jersey, California, and Washington are among the Blue states.

by Future U/ April 5, 2024/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

Conservative activist Christopher Rufo, speaking at Hillsdale College: “We defund things we don’t like, we fund things we do like.”

by Future U/ January 19, 2024/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Michael LeRoy, Univ. of Illinois professor, "There is no moral compass. There is no brotherhood."

by Future U/ September 5, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/