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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025

What happens to higher education if Trump wins November’s election? We’ve been exploring this question over the past year, including months of reading, analysis, reflection, and conversation about Project 2025 might mean for higher education.  Today I’d like to sum … Continue reading

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Finishing our reading of Project 2025

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we conclude our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 8: redoing the economy and what it means for higher education

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 7: rethinking government and the economy

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 6: the interior, justice, and labor

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 5: changing energy, health, human services, and HUD

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 4: overthrowing the Department of Education

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Reading Project 2025, part 3: defense, welfare, and higher education

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? This week we continue our reading of Project 2025, a key document in understanding the near- and … Continue reading

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Getting ready to read Project 2025 in an open, online discussion

How might a likely second Trump administration impact higher education?  How can academics plan for and anticipate that major event, should it occur? NOTE corrected schedule below! A week ago I posted that Trump is the likely winner of the … Continue reading

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The Deluge: notes on a leading climate fiction novel

How might we imagine the unfolding climate crisis through the creative arts? I’ve been studying climate fiction (please don’t say “cli-fi”) for several years now, and wanted to share some notes on what strikes me as a leading example. The … Continue reading

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