Archive
Protests continue at Columbia University in New York during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

Columbia Student Protester Who’s Lived in the US Since Age 7 Sues To Stop Deportation Order

The lawsuit accuses immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists.

Read More

A general view shows Texas A&M University campus

Judge Allows Drag Show at Texas A&M Despite the University’s Ban

The ruling from Houston-based U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal blocked a university ban on drag performances on free speech grounds.

Read More

Linda McMahon, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing in Washington

Education Secretary Says Columbia University’s Changes Put It on Track To Recover Funding

Some faculty and free speech groups accused the university of caving to President Donald Trump’s largely unprecedented intrusion on academic freedom.

Read More

georgetown university

US Government Cannot Deport Georgetown Scholar Until Court Rules, Judge Orders

Suri’s attorney argued that federal authorities have provided no evidence that he’s committed any crimes and that his detention violates his free speech and due process rights.

Read More

UC Berkeley protest

Facing Anti-DEI Investigations, Colleges Cut Ties With Nonprofit Targeted by Conservatives

There is a climate of fear and uncertainty in higher education, which President Donald Trump’s administration has begun policing for policies that run afoul of his agenda.

Read More

columbia university

Under Pressure From Trump, Columbia Plans Its Next Move With Other Colleges Watching

The Trump administration is acting quickly to make an example of Columbia as it demands stronger action against allegations of anti-Jewish bias on college campuses.

Read More

97th Academy Awards

Miami Beach Withdraws Call to End Lease of Theater That Screened Israeli-Palestinian Doc

The mayor said he would support an alternative resolution to encourage the theater to show films that highlight a fair and balanced viewpoint.

Read More

Veterans march with activists near Backwater Bridge just outside the Oceti Sakowin camp during a snow fall as "water protectors" continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline adjacent to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation

Greenpeace Must Pay Over $660M Over Dakota Access Protest, Jury Finds

Environmental group Greenpeace, which plans to appeal the decision, said earlier that a large award to the pipeline company would threaten to bankrupt the organization.

Read More