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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.