Neoliberalism Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Koch Network Influence Felt at George Mason and Tufts

For years, activists have warned about slanted work emanating from Koch-influenced Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Now, add The …

by Future U/ September 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Canisius College Cuts Faculty Positions, Protest Petition Launched

From CHANGE.ORG: “Canisius is slowly but surely turning into a monstrous creature of higher ed, combining the worst practices of …

by Future U/ July 22, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor Wolff, “Why the Neoliberal Agenda Is a Failure at Fighting Coronavirus”

PERSPECTIVES: As The Neoliberal University Responds to COVID-19, Faculty Beware!

“While COVID-19 may seem exceptional, university responses to this crisis are hardly a departure from the neoliberal norm.” Professor Honor …

by Future U/ June 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Henry Giroux on the Connection Between Neoliberalism and Fascism

Listen to the audio/read an article as Giroux draws from his most recent book, The Terror of the Unforeseen. The …

by Future U/ October 18, 2019/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: In New Book, Wendy Brown Explores How Intensification of Neoliberalism Contributed To “Apocalyptic Populism”

Brown’s book, In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West, is available from Columbia University …

by Future U/ September 8, 2019/ Books, Neoliberalism, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: When Higher Ed-Corporate Partnerships Go Too Far (commentary)

Stanford’s Geoffrey Cox asserts that “it will be difficult to claim that higher education is a public good if it …

by Future U/ August 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor

by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism’s ‘Uncomfortable Truth’

“We have all, in some measure, been co-opted into accepting neoliberal capitalism’s false premises and promises.” Fred Guerin elaborates in …

by Future U/ August 12, 2019/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Explores Neoliberal Resistance in Higher Education

Resisting Neoliberalism in Higher Education Volume II is edited by Catherine Manathunga and Dorothy Bottrell. It’s a follow up to …

by Future U/ July 13, 2019/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Hey, Chancellor, Where Did You Hide the Money?”

For Cal State is was $1 billion. Investigators found it. “By failing to disclose this surplus, the Chancellor’s Office has …

by Future U/ June 27, 2019/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Education’s ‘Competition Fetish”

Professor Rajani Naidoo: “The competition fetish produces the conviction that ‘there is no alternative.'” It’s the business of higher education, the …

by Future U/ June 19, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Corruption of Higher Education

Without repentance—mea culpa ringing across the sector—followed by a shift to progressive leadership (an approach that embraces authenticity, transparency, and …

by Frank Fear/ June 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/