conservative influence in higher education Archives

conservative influence in higher education Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Musk Says USAID, “a Criminal Organization,” Has Been “Fed to the Wood Chopper”

Rep. Gerry Connelly: "The Executive Branch can't shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute,"

by Future U/ February 3, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Walberg Succeeds Fox as Chair, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Before serving in Congress, Walberg was a pastor and managed a division at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.

by Future U/ December 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: This Commencement Speech Turned Heads and Garnered Applause

"Video virtually all graduates & spectators rising to a standing ovation, but student interviews showed a more mixed reaction."

by Future U/ May 16, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: So Mr. Brown Says, “DEI is Dead” ….

The confusing and problematic message makes sense. (Spoiler alert: Consider the messenger.)

by Roger Barbee/ April 29, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Rightwing Pull Continues in North Carolina’s Public Higher Ed System

"UNC system is grappling with partisan overreach by state legislators and their governing board appointees."

by Future U/ March 7, 2023/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: The Right-Wing Agenda to Reshape Higher Education

"Conservative leaders seek to chip away at what they view as higher education's liberal bias."

by Future U/ February 8, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Manhattan Institute Framework Being Used to Defund DEI Initiatives

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs, helped …

by Future U/ February 7, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “(When) He Feels Emboldened for Actual Change, It’s Not Going to Be for the Best. It’s Going to Be for the Worst.”

Prof Paul Ortiz: “A university president (needs) to support all people on campus, not just your political tendency.”

by Future U/ February 6, 2023/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Community College Presidents Capitulate to DeSantis

"Will not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in CRT or related concepts.”

by Future U/ February 3, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Is DeSantis Winning the Culture War Battle With Public Higher Education?

"My guess is, this is going to end up as a historic victory for those pushing back against woke."

by Future U/ February 2, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: DeSantis, “Colleges and Universities (are) Advancing Programs Based on Liberal Politics and Requiring Staff, Students and Initiatives to Meet an ‘Ideological Litmus Test’”

“Academia, writ large, across the country has really lost its way.”

by Future U/ February 1, 2023/ Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

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