Future U

NEWS BRIEFS: Professor Reinstated After Being Fired for Kirk Statement, University Due Process Not Followed

"APSU did not follow the required termination process in this matter."

by Future U/ January 8, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

"Harris is a former CFO/chief advisor for The Carlyle Group, the global investment firm where Youngkin worked for 25 years."

by Future U/ January 7, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"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/

"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/

"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/

"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/

"We need a higher ed system rooted in critical inquiry and the development of smart, thoughtful citizens."

by Future U/ January 2, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

From HigherEd Dive: “A group of faculty and students at Alabama public colleges on Monday appealed a ruling keeping in …

by Future U/ January 1, 2026/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"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/

U.S. Ed Sec McMahon: "Another concrete step from the Trump Administration to put a stop to DEI in government."

by Future U/ December 26, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"The NFL reinforces the importance of sustained, authentic engagement in diversity and inclusion."

by Future U/ December 25, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society, Video/

"We must demand and expect better from our universities."

by Future U/ December 24, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

If applied as stated, OU's self-described proclamation about the right thing to do would have been to reinstate the instructor.

by Future U/ December 23, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

To force students to walk through the doors of a public school named after an enslaver makes slaves of us …

by Roger Barbee/ December 21, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

"European, African, Asia, Middle East/Islamic, the Americas, and Slavic, Eurasian, East European centers will close."

by Future U/ December 20, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/