Funding Cuts at Columbia Create ‘Chilling Effect,’ Faculty Lawsuit Says

The Trump administration’s cancellation of $400 million in aid violates the Constitution, a teachers’ union and a faculty group allege.

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Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters

The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.

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Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions

While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.

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Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education

A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

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More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues

Instead of speaking out on the hot-button debates of the day, more schools are making it a policy to stay silent as political pressure mounts against higher education.

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Trump’s D.E.I. Ban Has Been Open to Interpretation in Schools

Some universities are scrubbing websites and canceling events to comply with executive orders targeting diversity efforts. Other schools are promising to resist.

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Professors Worry Their Power Is Shrinking at Universities

Faculty members are used to sharing power with presidents and trustees to run universities. But some presidents and lawmakers have made moves to reduce their say.

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