Neoliberalism Archives

Neoliberalism Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Not Hyperbole. The Rightwing Infiltration of Higher Education is Real.

“Core academic values are at risk, including academic freedom and the uncompromised search for knowledge.” Frank Fear’s commentary was published …

by Future U/ July 23, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVE: How Much Has the Koch Funding Network Given to Your School?

Courtesy of UnKoch My Campus, data are cumulative for the years 2005-2019. Get your school’s data here.

by Future U/ June 11, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Irish President Says “Academic Freedom, Breadth of Teaching and Learning, Under Grave Threat from Market Forces”

President Michael D. Higgins also remarked that in the name of market forces there is an “inexorable drive towards a …

by Future U/ June 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Society, Video/

YOUTUBE: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”

FutureU Forum recorded on May 28, 2021, with presenters Erik Juergensmeyer and Anthony Nocella II, and discussants Jason Del Gandio …

by Future U/ May 30, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

I Stumbled Upon ‘Neoliberalism’ and It Captured My Attention

My ongoing education to understand and respond to Neoliberalism in Higher Education continues with the book, Neoliberalism and Academic Repression.

by Frank Fear/ May 27, 2021/ Books, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s a Corporate Capitalist Regime. (Hint: American Higher Ed)

History prof Asheesh Kapur Siddique, UMass Amherst, argues that college/university boards are stacked with members from corporate backgrounds. “The corporate …

by Future U/ May 20, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Report Calls for Universities to Cut Ties with Koch Network

UnKoch My Campus new report, “America’s Campuses Need to Distance Themselves From the Koch-funded Insurrection,” details how the Koch network …

by Future U/ May 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At Howard University, ‘Thou Doth Protest Too Much’ Seems Likely

The NYT’s rejoinder to Cornel West’s recent commentary rings hollow. Read it here.

by Future U/ May 3, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Context Matters–‘Steering” Campus Sustainability in Neoliberal Higher Education

In Neoliberalism, New Public Management and the Sustainable Development Agenda of Higher Education: History, Contradictions, and Synergies, Sophie E.F. Bessant, Zoe …

by Future U/ May 2, 2021/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/