Neoliberalism Archive

Berkeley’s Brown Reveals Strength of Neoliberalism’s Grip

As Professor Brown puts it, we are living “in the ruins of Neoliberalism.” It’s up to us to change that …

by Frank Fear/ December 2, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Sociologist Argues “Neoliberalism Has Colonized Academe”

Professor Nathan Rousseau elaborates in his recently published paper, Sociological Imagination, Neoliberalism, and Higher Ed, published in Social Currents.

by Future U/ November 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Investigates Neoliberalism’s Impact on Higher Education

John S. Levin, Marie C. Martin, and Ariadna I. Lopez Damian, University Management, the Academic Profession, and Neoliberalism. State University of …

by Future U/ November 28, 2020/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: Impacts of Neoliberalism? Add Mental Health to the List

AYEISHA THOMAS-SMITH makes the case in her essay This is Your Brain on Neoliberalism, published last month by the New …

by Future U/ November 3, 2020/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Forum on Shared Governance and Faculty Voice

YouTube video. “History Erased” with Frank Fear. Dr. Fear is professor emeritus, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. “Faculty Voice in …

by Future U/ October 6, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Cambridge University Hosts Conference on ‘Building the Post-Pandemic University’

Sessions included Rethinking the University, The University and Society, Inequality and Injustice. See the full slate of sessions. presenters, and …

by Future U/ September 30, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “When Avoiding the Truth is Part of Your University’s Business Model”

Sierra Elise Hansen, columnist, Michigan Daily: “The business model the University uses is not unique from the traditional college and …

by Future U/ September 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

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/