FROM THE PRISM: “As the 250th anniversary of the U.S.’s founding approaches, Florida Republicans are using public universities to help build conservative civics and public policy centers that reimagine U.S. history. Across the state, these taxpayer-funded centers are expanding their reach, drawing public money, influencing degree programs, and extending into K-12 classrooms under the banner of civics renewals. Critics say the effort is part of a broader project to reshape higher education from the inside out, as Florida leaders attack diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and remake university governance.” Read more here.

From AAUP: “Conservative ‘civic centers’ are being embedded in public universities to normalize a right-wing version of American history. The goal is to produce the kinds of knowledge that some politicians and ideologues prefer.”