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PERSPECTIVES: Commentary on the OU Situation, What Would I Have Done?

"I’ve seen the assignment/read Fulnecky’s paper. Contrary to what administrators have claimed, the 0 grade was not 'arbitrary.'”

by Future U/ January 15, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

"We (Amherst) now have 10 VPs as well as 15 senior associate, associate or assistant vice presidents."

by Future U/ January 11, 2026/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

"Once commonly shared values like shared governance and academic freedom have become politicized and challenged."

by Future U/ January 6, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

"Two priorities for Congressional Republicans include college cost and accreditation reform."

by Future U/ January 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"No way that the university can thrive, perhaps survive, if the broader democratic culture of society is under threat."

by Future U/ January 4, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

"The ‘War on Woke’ is a threat to educational futures everywhere."

by Future U/ January 3, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Presidential searches should be faculty-led or, at the least, faculty-driven, with transparency and based on institutional values."

by Future U/ December 31, 2025/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

"The NFL reinforces the importance of sustained, authentic engagement in diversity and inclusion."

by Future U/ December 25, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

"We must demand and expect better from our universities."

by Future U/ December 24, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

If applied as stated, OU's self-described proclamation about the right thing to do would have been to reinstate the instructor.

by Future U/ December 23, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Gambling is now an integral part of college athletics, and NIL/revenue-sharing make college sports more transactional than ever."

by Future U/ December 18, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Campus leaders need to state explicitly that cultural centers and programs are open to all, and then to train everyone …

by Future U/ December 15, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"We are turning research and evidence into liabilities. They are the rhetoric of a future world freed of rigorous inquiry."

by Future U/ December 14, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Kant defined the university as a place where the learned judge the learned. This principle is basic."

by Future U/ December 13, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"Trump and his allies never seem to do their homework, so why should we let them experiment on students?"

by Future U/ December 12, 2025/ Education, Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/