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NEWS BRIEFS: Feds Want Application Data from Stanford Medical, “Cardinal Courage” Says No

"Stanford should not comply voluntarily with a request that threatens student privacy and undermines institutional independence."
by Future U/ April 16, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: NIH Funded, Then De-Funded, My Grant Claiming My Work Was “Non-Scientific, Amorphous, and Antithetical to Scientific Inquiry”

When science is insufficient: Scientists must also safeguard academic freedom and protect themselves from viewpoint discrimination.
by Future U/ April 12, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Perspectives/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Rushed and Chaotic Process” May Not Keep Feds From Collecting Race Data in Higher Ed Admissions

"Education Dept argued that taxpayers deserve transparency on how money is spent at achools that receive federal funding."
by Future U/ April 5, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: In Trump’s World of Winning Lawsuits, the Scorecard Looks Like This

Plantiffs are now framing their responses based on what they've learned from previous cases.
by Future U/ April 4, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Give Us Names and Information,” Feds Tell University of Pennsylvania

Vic Walczak, legal director, ACLU of PA: “The dangers of compiling lists based on religious affiliation are well documented."
by Future U/ April 2, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Teach About Health Inequities? Used To, But Trump Administration Poses a Threat If You Do

Dr, Stella Safo: "The anti-DEI movement unfortunately affects all of us,"
by Future U/ March 31, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Long List of Initiatives Associated with Trump’s War on Higher Education

"The battle, at times, has escalated into an all-out war."
by Future U/ March 30, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Another Higher Education Target–Area Study Centers and World Languages

"Area studies grew out of World War II. You need to train people with knowledge of these places and encourage …
by Future U/ March 27, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Federal Anti-DEI Probe Widens to Include Med School Admissions

"The DOJ says federal funding for their professional programs could be on the line."
by Future U/ March 26, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “Nothing to See Here?” Hardly. A Commentary on “The DEI Debacle” in Higher Education

"Today’s higher ed leaders are eradicating DEI in ways that will hobble equity and justice work for years to come."
by Future U/ March 23, 2026/ Fascist Neoliberalism, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PODCAST: Commentary on Trump’s Esculating War on Higher Education

From The New York Times
by Future U/ March 22, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, 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: 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/

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/

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/
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