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PERSPECTIVES: Will American Higher Education Reinstate DEI Programs and Initiatives?

"Modern authoritarian attack higher education institutions as part of their larger agenda to undermine democracy."
by Future U/ February 8, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Corner Turned? Fed DOE Drops DEI-Related Court Appeal

Skye Perryman, Democracy Forward: The court ruling is a win against the administration’s “unlawful crusade against civil rights.”
by Future U/ February 1, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Next Step in Trump’s Culture War on Higher Ed — Align to the Right or Don’t Get Accredited

"Texas and Florida have recently ended their reliance on the American Bar Assoc as the accrediting agency of their law …
by Future U/ January 28, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UPenn’s Jewish Faculty, Staff, Students Do Not Want Names Forwarded to Feds

“Violating their privacy and trust is antithetical to ensuring Penn’s Jewish community feels protected and safe,” Penn said.
by Future U/ January 22, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump-Vance Attack on U.S. Universities is Working … In China’s Favor

Lex Zhao: "Trump’s policies are “driving foreign talent away, into the arms of more welcoming nations—even those hostile to us."
by Future U/ January 16, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEW BRIEFS: Plato Said, “The Price Good Men (sic) Pay for Indifference to Public Affairs is to be Ruled by Evil Men” (Understand, Texas A&M? Of Course Not)

“A philosophy professor who is not allowed to teach Plato? What kind of university is that?"
by Future U/ January 10, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rejected by a Senate Committee, Youngkin Appointee Secures Board Seat in Virginia.

"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/

PERSPECTIVES: 2025 Retrospective on Trump’s Alarmingly Fast Assault on 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/

PERSPECTIVES: OU Is Failing, and Here Are Four Reasons Why

"We must demand and expect better from our universities."
by Future U/ December 24, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: UNC’s Self-Described “Thoughtful Approach” Yields Elimination of Area Study Centers

"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/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Study Finds Most Prospective College Students Don’t Support the Culture War on DEI

"61% 'strongly' wanted to attend an institution where students of all races/ethnicities are supported."
by Future U/ December 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Texas Tech Joins Texas A&M in Restricting Race and Gender Content

State law requires a curriculum review every five years and includes a state office to evaluate complaints received about higher …
by Future U/ December 3, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: New College Becomes Model for Extending Conservative Reach in Higher Education

Mimi Fuller, New College student: “It’s not promoting that free-thinking, free-speech environment that they brag about. It’s free speech when …
by Future U/ November 30, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Purpose of a University? State System of Florida Doesn’t Know

FL State Representative Michele Rayner.“You're discouraging people from pursuing history, sociology, and political science.”
by Future U/ November 26, 2025/ Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Condemns Proposals Currently Before the Texas A&M Board of Regents

"Faculty obligations can only be met through securing the independence of scholarly standards without political constraint."
by Future U/ November 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
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