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FL University Aims to Deputize Campus Cops as Immigration Enforcement Agents
Florida Atlantic University’s president was an executive at a for-profit prison group that manages 16 ICE jails.
California Ethnic Studies Bill Aims to Censor Palestine-Related Education
The proposed legislation is the newest front in a yearslong attack on ethnic studies in California.
Swarthmore College Sanctions 14 Pro-Palestine Student Protesters
The sanctions are the latest escalation of Swarthmore’s targeting of anti-genocide protesters, students activists say.
Silence Isn’t a Strategy: Academic Leaders Must Resist Assault on Higher Ed
Capitulating to the assault on higher education will only bring more attacks.
Trump Administration Is Investigating CA Privacy Protections for Trans Students
The Department of Education is threatening to pull state funding if officials don't out trans kids to their parents.
Educators Sue Trump Over Plan to Eliminate Education Department
“Nothing is more important than the success of students,” said National Education Association President Becky Pringle.
K-12 Leaders Rejected Weaponization of Antisemitism Claims. Why Won’t Higher Ed?
Columbia has capitulated in what one scholar calls “an ideological battle to shut down any dissent” against Trump.
Project 2025 Lays Out Broader Goal of Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Ed Dept.
The real target is anything that the government does to make the country more equal, says journalist Jennifer Berkshire.
Columbia University Historians Warn of Trump’s Threat to Academic Freedom
“Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions,” the historians warned.
War Architects Enjoy Top Academic Gigs 22 Years After Illegal Invasion of Iraq
As Gaza’s genocidaires receive plum positions at universities, they’re joining a cohort of experienced warmongers.