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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.
New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn “The Big Lie”
The new standards would require students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results.”
Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together
Campus-based Palestine solidarity organizing is global. It’s not backing down.
I Was Suspended for Pro-Palestine Speech Amid AI-Generated Smears
Rather than investigate the source of these allegations, Yale Law School accepted them at face value.
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump to Protect Education Department
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general have filed suit to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education.
Columbia University Revokes Degrees From Some Pro-Palestine Campus Protesters
Along with multi-year suspensions and expulsions, it’s unclear how many students and graduates are impacted.
Ed Secretary Says Cutting Nearly Half of Staff First Step to Dismantling Dept.
Experts say the move will inflate class sizes and take away special education services for students with disabilities.
As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic Freedom
Universities may sow their own demise if they continue to aid the suppression of pro-Palestine campus movements.
ICE Arrest of Palestinian Grad Has Brought Fear to Columbia University Campus
Attacks on the Palestine protest movement have not been making anyone safer, says professor Joseph Howley.