News Briefs Archives

News Briefs Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Survey Shows “Higher Ed is the Enemy” Theme Doesn’t Resonate with Most Americans

"Respondents also tend to disagree with Trump’s stance on initiatives that conservatives say fall under the DEI label."

by Future U/ May 18, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Congressional Republicans Seek to Increase Endowment Tax

Steven Bloom, ACE: “It is essentially bad policy.... Almost 50% of endowment spending is on financial aid."

by Future U/ May 17, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: IU Faculty Retirement Incentive, “Sign this NDA and Keep Your Mouth Shut”

Mark Criley, AAUP: "NDAs are an attempt to insulate the administration and the institution from criticism.”

by Future U/ May 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Did Ono Cut Michigan’s DEI Office in Dress Rehersal for U Florida Job?

UM Prof Rebekah Modrak: (Ono) was not setting ‘policy’ in consideration of the best interests of our (university) community."

by Future U/ May 12, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: What’s Happening in Two States to Control Public Higher Education in Their States

The Indiana governor seeks complete authority to appoint members to the Indiana University Board of Trustees.

by Future U/ May 9, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Dismantling U Michigan’s DEI Office/Programs Yields Benefits for Ono

UM alum Lisa Barney on mismanteling DEI: "UM is supposed to be the home of leaders and best. I am …

by Future U/ May 5, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University Leaders Step Up Organizing Efforts to Confront Trump Administration

“This administration is ready to exact retribution. I asked people to sign, and many said, ‘I can’t. I’m afraid.’”

by Future U/ April 28, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom Virtual Forum, Tu, May 13, 6 PM: “The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters”

Prof Isaac Kamola, Trinity College (CT), directs AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom

by Future U/ April 27, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS PLUS VIDEO: Faculty Activism, “The Big 10 Alliance,” in the Fight Against Trump

"Whether MSU’s administrative leadership will heed the faculty senate’s calls remains to be seen."

by Future U/ April 17, 2025/ MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers Faculty Leadership Stance: Establish Big Ten Firewall Against Trump Administration Incursion of Higher Education

Prof Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Univ of Minnesota: "This seems like a very positive big step in the right direction."

by Future U/ April 5, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

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