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PERSPECTIVES: “Not Tyranny” Some Say, But They Are Wrong

"The assault on higher education has been decades in the making."

by Future U/ May 17, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: After Just a Few Months with the New Regime in DC, and….

Zoe Sherman, until recently, was associate professor of economics at Merrimack College, writes about the circumstances in higher education: “Spring …

by Future U/ May 15, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: IU Faculty Retirement Incentive, “Sign this NDA and Keep Your Mouth Shut”

Mark Criley, AAUP: "NDAs are an attempt to insulate the administration and the institution from criticism.”

by Future U/ May 14, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY: At U Michigan, “Ono’s Absentee Leadership Contributed to a Pervasive Climate of Mistrust on Campus”

"A president who is a good fit for today's Florida was never the right leader for (the University of) Michigan."

by Future U/ May 13, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: U of Florida Prof, “Take it From Someone Who Knows: It Could Get Worse — Far Worse”

"I love my university and my students. I have no desire to indoctrinate anyone. The same is true of my …

by Future U/ May 7, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Leadership Required, Univ of Michigan Responds

"Among the faculty, graduate workers, and staff there is long-term commitment to inclusive, action-based strategies."

by Future U/ May 4, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY: “Higher Education is Under Direct and Sustained Attack”

"Let the record show that we rose to the challenge and did so in ways that did not betray its …

by Future U/ April 13, 2025/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Rutgers Faculty Leadership Stance: Establish Big Ten Firewall Against Trump Administration Incursion of Higher Education

Prof Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Univ of Minnesota: "This seems like a very positive big step in the right direction."

by Future U/ April 5, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs/

COMMENTARY: “When Academic Freedom is Lost, We Lose the Foundation of Higher Education as a Space for Critical Inquiry and Moral Courage”

"We take up this struggle with clear eyes about the forces aligned against us."

by Future U/ March 27, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Columbia Faculty & Students Vow to Fight Against Authoritarian Influence in Higher Ed

Professor Faye: "We've allowed our critics to define us by not countering their misleading narratives. We must do so now.”

by Future U/ March 26, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

COMMENTARY by B.M. Ryan: The War on Free Speech: From College Campuses to the PGA Tour

"University administrators, protected by the doctrine of qualified immunity, can silence dissent without consequence."

by B.M. Ryan/ March 24, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Universities Should Not Be Intimidated by the Claim that Public Opinion is Turning Against Them”

"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/

COMMENTARY: “We are Institutionally Neutral on a U.S. Administration that Targets Our Very Existence”

"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/

COMMENTARY: “Academic Freedom and the Duty to Resist”

"How to (function) with executive orders banning banning discussions of structural racism, unconscious bias, and gender?"

by Future U/ March 11, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY By J.W. Traphagan: Should Journal Article Reviewers Be Paid?

Senior scholars need to start pushing back on requests from for-profit publishing companies. Here’s what I’m doing.

by John Traphagan/ March 5, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

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