MAGA's toppling of academic freedom

In March 2025, the US government initiated an investigation into 60 universities on suspicion of “anti-Semitic discrimination.” At the same time, the Department of Education accused 45 more universities of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of their partnership with the PhD Project, a non-profit organization that supports black students, Hispanics, and Native Americans. According to authorities, this collaboration gives some non-whit…

MAGA's toppling of academic freedom

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

US universities forge pact to protect academic freedoms from Trump's demands

Washington University one of the universities who is part of a coalition of prominent American Universities known as the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Image sourced via @washu A coalition of prominent US universities known as the Big Ten Academic Alliance has forged a formal pact to defend one another against political and legal attacks under the Trump administration. The move comes amid intensifying government scrutiny, which has targeted numerous…

Professors table in Smith for AAUP Day of Action, call for academic freedom – The Bowdoin Orient

Bowdoin professors affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) tabled in Smith Union yesterday to advocate for academic freedom and open discussion on college campuses. The tabling, which took place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., was part …

Tom Ginsburg Writes About Academic Freedom as Trump Administration Leans on Higher Ed

Recent headlines announcing that Columbia University had “yielded” in the face of pressure from the Trump administration augur a dangerous era for everyone in higher education. The news has already led to several scholars leaving the United States for Canada. With dozens more institutions in the immediate crosshairs of Title VI investigations, it is critical that leaders articulate clear red lines that would necessitate the rejection of federal …