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AUDIO VERSION: “Neoliberalism and Higher Education in the Age of Trump”

Accessible free of charge on ANCHOR and a variety of other channels, including Google, Apple, and Spotify.
by Future U/ May 28, 2021/ Audio, Podcast, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: Will (Should) Tenure Survive?

FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: “In 1993-94, more than half, or 56.2 percent of faculty members at institutions with …
by Future U/ April 10, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

WELCOME TO FUTURE U — Neoliberalism in Higher Education

Since the 1980s, higher education–along with all other institutions–has felt the impact of a phenomenon known broadly as neoliberalism.
by Future U/ / Welcome To FutureU/

PERSPECTIVES: Why the High Cost of Public Higher Education?

Professor Beth Mintz, University of Vermont, answers. Text and video follow. Text Video  
by Future U/ December 18, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

NEWS BRIEFS: New Book Investigates Neoliberalism’s Impact on Higher Education

John S. Levin, Marie C. Martin, and Ariadna I. Lopez Damian, University Management, the Academic Profession, and Neoliberalism. State University of …
by Future U/ November 28, 2020/ Books, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: How the Neoliberal ‘Privatization of Risk’ Explains the Decision to Re-Open Campuses

Authored by MSU professor Zach Kaiser and published in LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) blog. Read more …
by Zach Kaiser/ October 10, 2020/ Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: As The Neoliberal University Responds to COVID-19, Faculty Beware!

“While COVID-19 may seem exceptional, university responses to this crisis are hardly a departure from the neoliberal norm.” Professor Honor …
by Future U/ June 7, 2020/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: Want to Win the National College Football Championship? Then Be Prepared to Pay Coaches a Ton of $

The College Football Playoff (four teams, three games) generates about a half-billion dollars annually. That’s gravy for the NCAA and …
by Future U/ January 14, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Major Universities Would Never Operate This Way! (when it comes to football & men’s basketball, they do)

“Nowhere else in the world is there a major college sports system like ours. There are definitely good things about …
by Future U/ August 25, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Art, Critique, and Superfluousness: The Psychic Violence of the Optimized Academy

By Zach Kaiser, MSU assistant professor
by Zach Kaiser/ August 15, 2019/ MSU, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: In Book Review, Vostal Endorses Smyth’s Higher Education Critique

John Smyth is the author of The Toxic University. In his review, Filip Vostal writes: “Academics are profoundly passive…from the ‘invasion’ …
by Future U/ February 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

PERSPECTIVES: Three Faculty Voices On Neoliberal Higher Education

Sasha Breger Bush, Lucy Ware McGuffey, and Tony Robinson (all from U Colorado, Denver) speak out about their respective experiences. …
by Future U/ June 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

FRIDAY FORUM: “The Neoliberal Transformation of Australian Public Higher Education,” With Dr. William Lacy

Invitation to the Michigan State University Community Please join us for the Friday Forum on Neoliberalism & Public Higher Education …
by Future U/ February 1, 2018/

NEWS BRIEFS: Britain’s On/Off Again Effort To Regulate Higher Education

Read two stories from The Guardian: “Toby Young to help lead government’s new universities regulator” and “Toby  Young resigns from …
by Future U/ January 23, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Inteview With Henry Giroux About His New Book, “The Public In Peril”

The interview includes a discussion of the implications of neoliberalism for higher education. Read more at TruthDig.
by Future U/ December 23, 2017/ Articles, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/
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