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NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Ed Braces For Another Round of DEI-Related Penalties

"False Claims Act" violations could include DEI programs that “assign benefits or burdens on race, ethnicity, or national origin.”
by Future U/ May 21, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Represent the Trustees, and You Have Come to Our Attention As Valuing Viewpoint Diversity”

"A leadership class that narrows the conversation too sharply should not be surprised when outsiders force the doors open."
by Future U/ May 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Survey Shows “Higher Ed is the Enemy” Theme Doesn’t Resonate with Most Americans

"Respondents also tend to disagree with Trump’s stance on initiatives that conservatives say fall under the DEI label."
by Future U/ May 18, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Not Tyranny” Some Say, But They Are Wrong

"The assault on higher education has been decades in the making."
by Future U/ May 17, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Congressional Republicans Seek to Increase Endowment Tax

Steven Bloom, ACE: “It is essentially bad policy.... Almost 50% of endowment spending is on financial aid."
by Future U/ May 17, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

COMMENTARY: Adrian Lenardic on “The Branded University”

"Branding is about identity that, in principle, helps customers/consumers choose your company over the competition."
by Future U/ May 16, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: After Just a Few Months with the New Regime in DC, and….

Zoe Sherman, until recently, was associate professor of economics at Merrimack College, writes about the circumstances in higher education: “Spring …
by Future U/ May 15, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: IU Faculty Retirement Incentive, “Sign this NDA and Keep Your Mouth Shut”

Mark Criley, AAUP: "NDAs are an attempt to insulate the administration and the institution from criticism.”
by Future U/ May 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY: At U Michigan, “Ono’s Absentee Leadership Contributed to a Pervasive Climate of Mistrust on Campus”

"A president who is a good fit for today's Florida was never the right leader for (the University of) Michigan."
by Future U/ May 13, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: McMahon Letter to Harvard, “Politically Notivated, Not Only Against Harvard, But Higher Ed as a Whole”

"Secretary McMahon called the university a 'mockery' and vowed to cut off all federal grant funding."
by Future U/ May 10, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: “Gutted,” Word Used to Describe Impact of Federal Funding Cuts on Michigan-Based Research Projects

"Beyond NIH cuts, MSU projects it may lose $32 million out of $165 million in Department of Energy research grants."
by Future U/ May 8, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Now for University of Michigan?

"With the shortest presidential term in U-M’s history, Ono is leaving amid frustration over resisting Trump’s cost-cutting/cultural measures."
by Future U/ May 6, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Leadership Required, Univ of Michigan Responds

"Among the faculty, graduate workers, and staff there is long-term commitment to inclusive, action-based strategies."
by Future U/ May 4, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

VIDEO: Chris Rufo Sharpens His Attack on Higher Education

From the May 1, 2025, edition of PBS NewsHour with host Amna Nawaz. 
by Future U/ May 2, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

COMMENTARY by B.M. RYAN: How Sentimentality, Misguided Law, and Judicial Privilege Are Hurting College Athletes

The judge's pause ruling regarding House v. NCAA is misguided. Here's why.
by B.M. Ryan/ May 1, 2025/ Higher Ed, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/
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