Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration Statement signed by Harvard, Princeton and Brown leaders denounces White House’s ‘undue government intrusion’

Up to around 250 now I think

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Harvard University Sues Trump Administration Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.

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Academic Freedom Beyond the Borders – CUNY University Faculty Senate The CUNY-Wide Faculty Governance Voice

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‘Not in our name’: Jews in NYC say Trump attacks on Gaza activists not about fighting antisemitism As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against international students and Palestinian activists, Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly refuting the idea that the president’s efforts…

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The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’

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Trump Is Taking On America’s Institutions but Resistance Is Building Courts and universities are trying to preserve guardrails on presidential authority in the face of the administration’s unprecedented assertions of power.

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What would it mean for Trump to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status? After cutting off $2.26bn in funding, the US president reportedly gave the IRS a potentially illegal order

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US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity

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Stanford president and provost back Harvard in funding fight The president and provost said Harvard’s rejection of government demands was “rooted in the American tradition of liberty.”

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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

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Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan-Werner Müller Far too many academics are repeating propaganda about a ‘free speech crisis’. It’s time for a shared strategy

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Thank you UC senate: The Defense of the University. #HigherEd #CUNYGovernance #FiatLux #UniversityOfCalifornia

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University URLs to Support Our Students – CUNY University Faculty Senate The CUNY-Wide Faculty Governance Voice

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Opinion | Harvard Has Taken an Important Step. Here Is What Must Follow. The university’s willingness to stand up to the Trump administration can be a model.

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