Conservative incursion of higher ed Archives

VIDEO: J.D. Vance, “We Have to Honestly and Aggressively Attack the Universities in This Country”

"Nixon said fifty-five years ago that professors are the enemy." (audience applauds)

by Future U/ March 22, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

VP Vance: "I don't like DEI, and I'm proud of what our administration has done on that front."

by Future U/ March 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Christopher Rufo on strategy: Use financial pressure to force schools to dismantle programs, and reshape hiring and curriculums."

by Future U/ March 19, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

"If the Trump Administration declares you an enemy, it will come after you; and it will test limits of legality."

by Future U/ March 18, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Society/

Jean Howard, executive committee, CU chapter, AAUP: "We are in a state of shock and disbelief."

by Future U/ March 17, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/

"The best data, the most cogent arguments, and the best historical evidence tell us these things are true."

by Future U/ March 14, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

"As a land-grant institution, U Maine and seven other institutions in the system are heavily dependent on USDA funding."

by Future U/ March 13, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression: “Higher ed strength derives from exchange of views, even unpopular/dissenting."

by Future U/ March 4, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Bethany Letiecq: "Going after your scholarship is a powerful tactic they are using to silence faculty.”

by Future U/ March 3, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Cover photo courtesy The Chronicle of Higher Education

by Future U/ March 2, 2025/ FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 11:00 - 12:30 PM Eastern Time

by Future U/ February 23, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, FutureU Forum, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed/

Indiana Lieutenant Gov Micah Beckwith on X: “Indiana Senate just dropped the hammer on the radical DEI racket with SB …

by Future U/ February 8, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

“In the US, there is no king. It is his (Trump's) crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from …

by Future U/ February 5, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

Barbara Snyder, AAU: “Even a temporary stoppage of critical scientific research is a self-defeating, unforced error."

by Future U/ January 29, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

DEI order asks federal agencies to consider investigating universities with large endowments, a list that includes MSU and UM.

by Future U/ January 28, 2025/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/