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NEWS BRIEFS: Trump’s Higher Ed Extortion Tour Expands, Now the Feds are After UCLA

The entire UC system is in the Administration's crosshairs.

by Future U/ August 5, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed/

Erosion of academic freedom (per Simmons): "risks future founders, discoveries, and jobs to competitor countries,”

by Future U/ August 3, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

"Jews are being used for somebody else’s agenda, manipulated, no matter our objections, and this is blatantly antisemitic."

by Future U/ August 2, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Ted Mitchell, American Council on Education: "It remains unclear whether Brown and other universities are clear of governmental pressure."

by Future U/ August 1, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Since President Trump took office, he has targeted DEI programs, practices and personnel via EO's and other efforts."

by Future U/ July 31, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“If you thought the current battles with your state legislature were bad, just wait for what’s to come in 2026.”

by Future U/ July 30, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PEN AMERICA: "Censorship of higher education, it seems, is highly contagious."

by Future U/ July 28, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Lynn Pasquerella, AACU: "Signals a rise in authoritarian populism in which higher education is positioned as the enemy."

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

Like UVA, GMU is under investigation for its alleged diversity practices.

by Future U/ July 26, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"I hope everyone knows that not “everyone” is cheating their way through college."

by Future U/ July 25, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

"Columbia’s settlement prompted strong reactions from academics on social media."

by Future U/ July 24, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Alex Curley: "15% of public radio stations relied on fed funding for 50% or more of their total revenue intake."

by Future U/ July 23, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"We will make discoveries about our own lives, and the better our education equips us, the better we will live."

by Roger Barbee/ July 22, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

$2.4 billion in fed award cuts for Harvard, which the U says has nothing to do with antisemitism claims.

by Future U/ July 21, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

"Kneecapping (higher ed) by restricting/cutting off research funding is destructive and...plays into the hands of adversaries across the globe."

by Future U/ July 20, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/