How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.
Department of Homeland Security officials conducted the search as the Trump administration sought to deport a former student and pro-Palestinian activist.
Demonstrators led by a progressive Jewish group gathered to support Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist whom the Trump administration wants to deport.
Mr. Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against high civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana.
The administration’s warning came just after it pulled hundreds of millions of dollars from Columbia University.
The hiring pause at one of the nation’s wealthiest schools comes after other schools have also announced efforts to save money.
Uncertainty about how much money colleges and universities stand to lose has led some schools to reduce the number of doctoral students, in some cases reneging on offers.