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PERSPECTIVES: John K. Wilson, “The Danger of Deference to Trump”

"Federal compulsion of policies at public colleges is a dangerous expansion of government power over colleges."
by Future U/ February 6, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY ON OUR TIME: “Most of Us Are Not Used to Fighting for What We Deserve”

"History repeats itself. After the law recognizes new rights, there is always retrenchment."
by Future U/ February 4, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Its Nondescript Title Belies “Moral” Agenda

Network is connected to Catholic teachings, including its vision for students' moral development,
by Future U/ January 27, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: New Book Explores First Amendment Law of Academic Freedom

"First Amendment right of academic freedom should extend to intramural expression about university educational policy."
by Future U/ January 26, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: “Trump’s Plan to Crush the Academic Left”

Will Creeley, FIRE: “I think you’ll see professors investigated/terminated. students punished, and pre-emptive action."
by Future U/ January 24, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY: What Do We Know About the Roots of Hate?

"The transition from psychological to structural explanations represents a broader and more global perspective on racism."
by Future U/ January 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What Climate Crisis? Major College Teams Travel Much Farther As Conference Membership Expands

"Who cares (about taking the climate seriously), as long as we can wring a few more dollars out of the …
by Future U/ January 17, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Professor Franke’s “Retirement” is Concerning

"My commitment to defending the university and our students rendered me an attractive target for the university’s opponents."
by Future U/ January 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Ron DeSantis Continues Attack on Higher Education

Yenor: Written and spoken about the “evils of feminism" and “independent women” as “medicated and quarrelsome.”
by Future U/ January 13, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: For Higher Ed, How Much of Trump’s Bombast Will Become Policies?

Actions taken in GOP-led states may be precursor to what could happen across the U.S.
by Future U/ January 11, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Reimagining the Academic Contributions of Intercollegiate Athletics

"Higher education can (should it choose) position athletics as a vital, innovative, and equitable part of its academic mission."
by Future U/ January 8, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Winning Back Public Trust in Higher Education

"We have to change the opportunity structures for citizens, wherever they live or whether their parents went to school."
by Future U/ December 27, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: It’s Not Just What Trump Says About Higher Education, It’s What He Will Do

"Trump has indicated that eliminating the Education Department may be an urgent priority."
by Future U/ December 26, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Thoughtful Restraint,” Michigan State U’s Position on Issuing Institutional Statements About Controversial Public Matters

"Using the institution’s voice for any but the most critical purposes risks undermining academic freedom, chilling free expression, and silencing …
by Future U/ December 23, 2024/ MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY by Jennifer Ruth: Please Sign an Open Letter to the NYU Administration

FROM ACADEME BLOG: “On December 12, the NYU administration invited the NYPD to arrest two faculty members supporting students in …
by Future U/ December 20, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Petition/
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