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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: 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: 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/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Imposes One-Year Ban on H1-B Visas

"1,046 positions in Florida's state university system filled by H-1B visa holders, approximately 1.7% of university employees."
by Future U/ March 3, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How One FL University is Fighting Against Authoritarian Curricular Mandates

"Florida's Stop WOKE Act (HB 7) in 2022 aimed to prevent instruction on structural racism."
by Future U/ March 1, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Public Higher Ed Is Being Refashioned in “Red States” to Align with Trump’s Political Agenda

"Whether legislative and gubernatorial intrusions into the operations of public colleges make for better policies is questionable."
by Future U/ February 26, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Republican Leaders Say American Higher Ed Stiffles Conservative Viewpoints and Students Feel Suppressed

"A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views."
by Future U/ February 24, 2026/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Fascist Threat to Public Higher Education? (No Threat. It’s Already Here)

Unlike at the Federal level, "red-state governors and legislators have virtually unlimited authority."
by Future U/ February 22, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Higher Ed System Unanimously Adopts More Faculty Restrictions

Systemwide policy states that faculty will not “coerce, indoctrinate, harass, or belittle students."
by Future U/ February 21, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Over Thirty Universities Voluntarily End DEI-Related Partnership

Despite abiding by a court order, "the administration hasn't given up on its larger goal of ending all race-based programs."
by Future U/ February 20, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “Or Else,” Professor Told to Remove Certain Words from Syllabus or Have His Course Canceled

Isaac Kamola, Trinity College: “Everybody is walking on eggshells, and what you get is the opposite of free speech.”
by Future U/ February 17, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Texas, Austin, Consolidates Humanities and Social Science Programs/Departments

More than 800 students are affected, according to Save UT, a faculty opposition group, and remarked: "This is a sad …
by Future U/ February 14, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Trump’s Impact on Higher Ed Likely to Last Long After He’s Gone

Ted Mitchell, president, ACE: “The government is seen on campus as a threat, rather than as a potential partner.”
by Future U/ February 12, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: U of Houston to Faculty, “Sign This Pledge Not to Indoctrinate Your Students”

"UH Chancellor Renu Khator stated, in part, 'Our guiding principle is to teach , not to indoctrinate them.'
by Future U/ February 9, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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