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NEWS BRIEFS: Missouri House Votes for Drastic Cuts to Public Higher Education

"A complete joke,” said MO state senator Lincoln Hough. “You can’t cut institutions by half of their state appropriation in …

by Future U/ March 28, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Higher Education Target–Area Study Centers and World Languages

"Area studies grew out of World War II. You need to train people with knowledge of these places and encourage …

by Future U/ March 27, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Anti-DEI Probe Widens to Include Med School Admissions

"The DOJ says federal funding for their professional programs could be on the line."

by Future U/ March 26, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

COMMENTARY: Bravo to Indiana in Football, Boo to How Its President is Steering the University

Whitten de-funds critical thinking, fostering democratic citizenship, and more, in exchange for IU being "a partner to industry."

by Future U/ March 25, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Will HBCU Kentucky State Become a Polytechnic?

"Faculty in closed programs would lose their jobs, and KSU's faculty size would be capped to serve 1000 in-person students."

by Future U/ March 24, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Nothing to See Here?” Hardly. A Commentary on “The DEI Debacle” in Higher Education

"Today’s higher ed leaders are eradicating DEI in ways that will hobble equity and justice work for years to come."

by Future U/ March 23, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PODCAST: Commentary on Trump’s Esculating War on Higher Education

From The New York Times

by Future U/ March 22, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Study Reveals Academic Freedom is at Greater Risk Than Many Thought

From the Report: “The U.S. case illustrates how quickly institutional autonomy can be damaged via coercive executive action."

by Future U/ March 20, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: U.S. Defense Department is Now The Department of War, and “Woke” Higher Education is in the Crosshairs

A Feb. 27 memo listed 24 “potential new DOW partner institutions, including UMich, UNC, Virginia Tech, Hillsdale, and Liberty."

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

NEWS BRIEFS: Coaches Launch Campaign, “Coaches for Campus Freedom”

"Athletics bring Americans together. Protecting university independence safeguards this proud tradition."

by Future U/ March 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Petition, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Higher Education Coalition Petitions Trump Administration Regarding Its Definition of a “Professional Degree Program”

Unless expanded, the revised definition of "professional degree program" limits higher borrowing caps to 11 degree programs.

by Future U/ March 4, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Petition, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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