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PERSPECTIVES: This Federal Administration “Is Dismantling the American Dream”

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PERSPECTIVES: Will American Higher Education Reinstate DEI Programs and Initiatives?

"Modern authoritarian attack higher education institutions as part of their larger agenda to undermine democracy."
by Future U/ February 8, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY by Adrian Lenardic, “The Hypernormalized University”

"Hypernormalization a sign that a fault-line has opened beyond a critical limit. Higher education is now palliative care."
by Adrian Lenardic/ February 5, 2026/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Culture War Rages at Texas A&M University

"Texas A&M University censored 200+courses, including texts by Plato and fictional texts featuring LGBTQ protagonists/themes."
by Future U/ February 4, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How AI Undermines Human Development

"One possible response to sycophantic A.I. is simply to shift back to a more oral culture."
by Future U/ January 30, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Looking for Cover From Trump’s Purge of Higher Education? One Answer: Liberal Arts Colleges

"Well-resourced and prestigious small colleges are less exposed in almost every way to the crises that higher ed faces."
by Future U/ January 29, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Northwestern Capitulates to Trump Regime, Putting Free Speech at Risk

Stephen Rohde, NU alumnus and a Constitutional attorney, called the agreement “a sad day for higher education."
by Future U/ January 27, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

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/

PERSPECTIVES: “Title Inflation” is a Thing in Higher Education

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: “Unprecedented Aggression Toward Faculty and Academic Freedom Has Erupted”

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: Behind the Curtain of Congressional Action in 2025, Will 2026 Be More of the Same or Different?

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: Univ of Minnesota Board/University Actions, Examples of “The Enemy Within Higher Education”

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: 2025 Retrospective on Trump’s Alarmingly Fast Assault on 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/

PERSPECTIVES: Use of Executive Search Firms and the Corporatization of Higher Education

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: NFL Doubles Down on DEI as Higher Education Capitulates

"The NFL reinforces the importance of sustained, authentic engagement in diversity and inclusion."
by Future U/ December 25, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/
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