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FUTUREU FORUM: A Decade of Discussions on Neoliberalism and Higher Education

Higher education is under assault It must defend its values/practices if its autonomy and academic freedom are to survive.

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

"Republicans accuse academics of indoctrinating youth (while) Trump claims campuses have been 'infested with radicalism.'"

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

"The safest classroom is the quietest one. But safety is a coffin; silence is death. The only way forward is …

by Future U/ October 5, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate: "If you do not hold the line, you will only get weaker over time."

by Future U/ October 4, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Watching should be secondary to reading for intellectual gain, but in today's America, entertainment trumps acumen."

by Roger Barbee/ October 2, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/

"Civility sets a higher bar."

by Future U/ September 29, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Teaching/

"It augurs the worst crackdown on political dissent in generations, targeting dissent & the groups that enable dissent."

by Future U/ September 28, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"Universities are facing crucial, even existential, questions."

by Future U/ September 27, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

"His words were not harmless. They were a politics of dehumanization, amplified daily through platforms that rewarded outrage."

by Future U/ September 22, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/

Among Kirk's claims: "2020 voter fraud, public health measures as government control, and political opponents as dangerous."

by Future U/ September 20, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Height of delusion to see him as a model. He was an opportunistic bigot who served plutocratic sponsors."

by Future U/ September 19, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

The killing of Charlie Kirk was wrong, but his rhetoric was strident and dismissive.

by Roger Barbee/ September 13, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

“Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” an audience member asked. …

by Future U/ September 11, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

The stakes could not be higher...with governance reduced to unilateral decisions. GMU could become the next New College."

by Future U/ September 9, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Rachel Banks: “It raises serious concerns about the ability for (American schools) to remain the top universities in the world.” …

by Future U/ September 5, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/