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Academic Freedom
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House

Pentagon Directs Military To Pull Library Books That Address Diversity, Anti-Racism, Gender Issues

It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programs, policies and instructional materials.

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U.S. President Trump signs Laken Riley act, in Washington

Judge Blocks Trump Push To Cut Funding to Public Schools Over Diversity Programs

The judge said there is reason to believe the department’s actions amount to a violation of teachers’ free speech rights.

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Harvard University sits in Cambridge

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Grants to Harvard Over Campus Activism

Trump has normalized the extraordinary step of withholding federal money to pressure academic institutions to comply with the president’s agenda and influence campus policy.

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columbia university

Colleges Say Trump Admin Is Using New Tactics To Expel International Students

Some students have been targeted over pro-Palestinian activism or criminal infractions. Others have been left wondering how they ran afoul of the government.

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

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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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.

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