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Why federal oversight on higher education is growing on multiple fronts

University Business

Public and private colleges and universities have long enjoyed independence from federal governing bodies over the nature of their operations. Federal lawmakers and related agencies have advanced their probes into U.S. institutions’ transactions with foreign entities involving research contracts.

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One Fascism or Two?: The Reemergence of "Fascism(s)" in US Higher Education

Higher Education Inquirer

The federal government (Department of Defense, CIA) and US corporations (particularly federal contractors) have also held great importance in the direction of higher education, servicing their most oppressive anti-democratic, colonial elements. Boards, Endowments, Contracts) Role of Elite Families in Higher Education (e.g.