Neoliberalism Archives

Neoliberalism Archive

COMMENTARY: “Lucky Hank” Fails to Dramatize Today’s Siege on Higher Education

"The AMC series, Lucky Hank, is based on the novel Straight Man (1997), which was released during a different era …

by Frank Fear/ June 7, 2023/ Film review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: Neoliberalism and the Demise of Academic Publishing

"There is only one word to describe the system—exploitative."

by John Traphagan/ May 26, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

FUTUREU FORUM (YouTube Video): Resisting the Neoliberal University

Claire Polster offers a theory of change and strategies for returning higher ed to its roots as a public-serving institution.

by Future U/ May 25, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Video/

COMMENTARY: Colleges and Universities are Not Businesses

The Neoliberal mindset converts higher education from a forum of ideas to a forum of goods and services.

by John Traphagan/ May 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

FUTUREU Forum with Professor Claire Polster, “Resisting the Neoliberal University”

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1:30-3p, Eastern. Participation via ZOOM. Contact Frank Fear at fear@msu for the link.

by Future U/ May 19, 2023/ FutureU Forum, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Video/

COMMENTARY: The Rubricization of Higher Education, Implications and Consequences

Rubricization misleads people, particularly administrators, into believing that the assessment is objective and valid. Furthermore, fitting people and programs into …

by John Traphagan/ May 2, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Reject the Rubric: Reject the Neoliberal Quantocracy in Higher Education

Rubrics exemplify the idea that everything must be reduced to numbers to measure performance objectively. This makes no sense when …

by John Traphagan/ April 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Raging Against The Mythical Figure Who Keeps Us Down (Not)

"We can move toward the self-realization that we are the system. If we rage, we rage against ourselves, against our …

by Adrian Lenardic/ April 15, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Eisenhower’s 1961 Warning, “Be Wary of the Military-Industrial Complex,” … Add Higher Ed to the Mix

"More scientists and engineers will be encouraged to conduct military-related research rather than work in more peaceable fields."

by Future U/ April 14, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Prestigious School Says No to U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Colorado College president: "We cannot reconcile our values and aspirations with these metrics and behaviors they motivate.”

by Future U/ March 1, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Cheat Our Children Unless We Teach History as It Unfolded

"Teaching and reading about role models help us live as we should. To not share their stories is cheating our …

by Roger Barbee/ February 27, 2023/ Education, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society, Teaching/

NEWS BRIEFS: Expert Testimony Carries Cost for This Professor

Prof put on an "alternate assignment" as school investigates his work testifying in toxic pollution cases.

by Future U/ February 24, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: UNC Trustees Exercise Political Lean With New Civic Life Center

Prof Kleinman: By reducing what faculty offer to 'views,' the Trustees cheapen the core process that makes universities places of …

by Future U/ February 23, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Faculty Member as Brand in the Marketplace

In our neoliberal world, everything (including higher education and faculty work) is a marketplace full of products (faculty members and …

by Future U/ February 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism/

PERSPECTIVES: The Right-Wing Agenda to Reshape Higher Education

"Conservative leaders seek to chip away at what they view as higher education's liberal bias."

by Future U/ February 8, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/