Neoliberalism Archive

PERSPECTIVES: The ‘Branded’ U Has Implications For The Faculty Life

“Education no longer means participation in the public sphere or the development of citizens who can function in it but …

by Future U/ September 16, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Why Is College So Expensive?

There are reasons, of course. But those reasons are unique to the U.S. Read more from Amanda Ripley at The …

by Future U/ September 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Does ‘Publish or Perish’ Lead to Trivial Pursuits?

“Growing pressure to publish only in elite tier ignores the vital importance of lesser-ranked titles to academia and society,” says Adam Graycar. Read his …

by Future U/ September 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Issues Surface About The Purdue-Kaplan Deal

What happens when a major university takes a hard neoliberal turn? Purdue is a case example. Read more from Inside …

by Future U/ August 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Be Green!” Does It Serve A Corporate Agenda?

Although personal responsibility is admirable and needed, Martin Lucaks says it can detract activists’ attention from what should be their …

by Future U/ August 10, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed’s Market Proclivities Conflict With Its Democracy Mandate

UVA’s Daniel and Wellmon believe higher ed has run amok. “The university is what it is today, in part, because …

by Future U/ August 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: The Skinny On ‘Speech First’: It’s Not What It Appears To Be

A watchdog group? A student group? It’s different…and more. Read an investigative report published by The Nation.

by Future U/ July 11, 2018/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed, Pathway To The 1%?

Within days of ending her tenure as Harvard’s president, Drew Gilpin Faust was appointed to the Goldman Sachs board. Penn’s …

by Future U/ July 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: This Neoliberalism ‘Thing’ May Not Exist

Christine Berry at Open Democracy thinks otherwise. Read her take here.

by Future U/ June 27, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Some Call Neoliberalism, Others Call ‘Late Capitalism’

Here’s a frequently cited article. written by Annie Lowry, which appeared in The Atlantic (2017).

by Future U/ June 26, 2018/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How Higher Education Became Neoliberal

Written by economist Andrew Seal, the University of New Hampshire, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more here.

by Future U/ June 24, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Three Faculty Voices On Neoliberal Higher Education

Sasha Breger Bush, Lucy Ware McGuffey, and Tony Robinson (all from U Colorado, Denver) speak out about their respective experiences. …

by Future U/ June 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Academic Accountability and Neoliberal Austerity

Watch Zach Kaiser’s recent talk at Theorizing the Web 2018.

by Future U/ May 8, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Neoliberalism and the Erosion of Science in Environmental Policy

Text of a presentation made by Dr. Robert B. Richardson at Michigan State University, FutureU seminar series, April 13, 2018.

by Future U/ May 7, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Citation Bombing: Tactical and Symbolic Subversion of Academic Metrification

Created by Zach Kaiser for Art Journal Open, the online edition of the College Art Association’s flagship publication.

by Future U/ May 4, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/