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Turkish Student at Tufts University Detained, Video Shows Masked People Handcuffing Her

She co-authored an op-ed piece in The Tufts Daily criticizing the university’s response to resolutions demanding that Tufts “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide.”

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Researchers in Limbo as Columbia Bows to Trump’s Demands in Bid To Restore $400M Federal Funding

The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, representing members of Columbia’s faculty, filed a lawsuit saying the funding revocation violated free speech laws.

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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.

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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.

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Low Memorial Library at Columbia University in New York City, April 14, 2021.

Trump Administration Cancels $400M Columbia University Grants and Contracts

Columbia has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism.

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Georgetown Law Dean Rebuffs DEI Warning From Top Federal Prosecutor for DC

The dean told acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin that the First Amendment prohibits the government from dictating what Georgetown’s faculty teach or how to teach it.

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Facing Trump’s Threats, Columbia Investigates Students Critical of Israel

The new disciplinary office is raising alarm among students, faculty and free speech advocates, who accuse the school of bowing to President Trump’s threats.

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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

Trump Vowed to Leverage Federal Money To Fight Antisemitism. He’s Starting at Columbia

Trump said on social media that federal funding will be stopped for any school or college that allows “illegal protests.”

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