Neoliberalism Archives

Commentary on the Michigan State Situation: “Spartan Ventures Merited Intense Scrutiny from the Board”

Headline, Detroit News: "Board meddling didn't cost Michigan State its president"

by Future U/ June 20, 2026/ Higher Ed, MSU, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Charges: "Abused info access, misrepresented facts, manipulated situations, and leaked info to promote personal agendas."

by Future U/ May 28, 2026/ MSU, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

The Trump Administration has leveraged government authority in unprecidented ways.

by Future U/ May 23, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The UT System also adopted new restrictions on teaching topics deemed “controversial” or “contested.”

by Future U/ May 22, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

MSU's Board is revisiting a time when "it treated loyalty as the highest virtue and accountability as an inconvenience.”

by Future U/ May 21, 2026/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

One board member described the revisions as 'strengthening governing standards,' another said it was a warning of MSU’s past."

by Future U/ May 20, 2026/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"The athletic department of MSU is not a stand-alone entity, and neither are Spartan Ventures and Spartan Media Ventures."

by Future U/ May 19, 2026/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

'Plaintiffs argue that the changes represent a substantial narrowing and/or elimination of Kentucky State’s historic HBCU mission."

by Future U/ May 13, 2026/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"Government and foundation-driven efforts to increase viewpoint diversity fundamentally misunderstand the issue."

by Future U/ April 30, 2026/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"Public comment will be open until May 20."

by Future U/ April 26, 2026/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

MSU's Mike Balow: "We mustn't forget that athletics are a part of a university, part of a much larger whole."

by Future U/ April 11, 2026/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"To promote courses, material was distributed to College Repubs, Young Americans for Freedom, & Turning Point USA."

by Future U/ April 10, 2026/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

AAAS's Sudip Parikh: "Funding should be driven by scientific opportunity and possibility, not politics.”

by Future U/ April 9, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Change requires people "connecting to their emotional being (the part that stands appalled) and declaring, "NO! Enough!"

by Future U/ April 7, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Montclair State (NJ) students held a mock funeral outside the university’s college of humanities and social sciences building.

by Future U/ April 3, 2026/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/