Higher Ed Archives

Commentary on the Michigan State Situation: “Spartan Ventures Merited Intense Scrutiny from the Board”

Headline, Detroit News: "Board meddling didn't cost Michigan State its president"

by Future U/ June 20, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Prof Elijah Gaddis: Campas morale “is as low as it’s ever been” after a year of “attacks on faculty and …

by Future U/ June 9, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Alternative, including, dissenting voices don't count.

by Future U/ June 8, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The center is part of a Republican push to balance what they view as overwhelmingly liberal viewpoints in public higher …

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

Here are two Op Ed's published on different public platforms on consecutive days.

by Future U/ June 4, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

FIRE: "The Board’s website contains a Statement on Free Speech, But that commitment rings hollow when trustees may be sanctioned for …

by Future U/ June 2, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

Union Prez: "This scenario has broken our hearts; the administration that doesn’t seem to want to fight for PSU,”

by Future U/ May 25, 2026/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

The Trump Administration has leveraged government authority in unprecidented ways.

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

Prof Claudia Polsky, UC-B Law: “Grantees were given near-zero information about what was problematic about their grants."

by Future U/ May 16, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

'Plaintiffs argue that the changes represent a substantial narrowing and/or elimination of Kentucky State’s historic HBCU mission."

by Future U/ May 13, 2026/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"It’s about politics, you say, not about athletics. Think again."

by Future U/ May 11, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

AAUP: "Conservative 'civic centers' are being embedded in public universities to normalize a right-wing version of American history."

by Future U/ May 8, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

FIRE's Laura Beltz: "To apply institutional neutrality policies to restrict student/faculty speech totally subverts the policy's premise."

by Future U/ May 6, 2026/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society, Teaching/

"The move is the latest by the Trump administration to limit transgender rights in the U.S."

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

"Greatness of this university rests also on the courage/conviction of student activists who have pushed for justice."

by Future U/ May 4, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society, Video/