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ABC Feeds<p>Tasmanian Aboriginal skull to be returned after 170 years in Scottish collection<br>By Josh Duggan</p><p>Taken during colonial times, the skull from a young Tasmanian Aboriginal man was shipped to Europe. After spending more than 170 years in a Scottish university collection, and before that some years in a private collection, the ancestral remains will return home.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/ancestral-remains-return-to-tasmania-from-university-of-aberdeen/105072270" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/anc</span><span class="invisible">estral-remains-return-to-tasmania-from-university-of-aberdeen/105072270</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Aboriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aboriginal</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IndigenousPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JoshDuggan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoshDuggan</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p><a href="https://connectop.us/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> is now bullying colleges and universities. And it’s working. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a><br>NYTimes - “Columbia Makes Concessions to Trump Amid Bid to Reclaim Federal Funds” - The university, facing the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in government grants and contracts, opted to yield to the Trump administration on several of its most substantial demands. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/AmericanCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanCoup</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansHateEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansHateEducation</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>&gt;&gt;We write as constitutional scholars—some liberal and some conservative—who seek to defend academic freedom and the First Amendment in the wake of the federal government’s recent treatment of Columbia University.&lt;&lt;</p><p><a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/03/20/a-statement-from-constitutional-law-scholars-on-columbia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nybooks.com/online/2025/03/20/</span><span class="invisible">a-statement-from-constitutional-law-scholars-on-columbia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"• The Trump Administration targeted private universities — canceling $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University; pausing $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania; and Johns Hopkins cut research after losing $800 million in USAID grants</p><p>• Trump began dismantling Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a> <br>/14</p>
Atlas Obscura<p>UP Carillon Tower’s Original Bells in Quezon City, Philippines</p><p>Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=socialmovements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmovements</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=studentprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentprotests</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bells</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=belltowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>belltowers</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/up-carillon-tower-original-bells" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">UP Carillon Tower’s Original Bells</a></p>
🦕 Justus ☠️ Tóth 🏁 Römeth<p>The US under <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is trailblazing new degrees of how to be a dictator that so far wasn‘t compatible with being part of the Western World.<br><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruleoflaw</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/freedomofteaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofteaching</span></a></p><p>The rulers of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/flaweddemocracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flaweddemocracies</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> states all over are going to copy the US on stuff like this, making the World worse. I hope <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> voters are proud.</p><p>What I find shocking is that I have not seen anybody put these pieces of the puzzle together yet.</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Trump’s Battles With <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colleges</span></a> Could Change American Culture for a Generation <br> <br>Many in higher <a href="https://mas.to/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> worry Trump’s efforts to bend <a href="https://mas.to/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> to his will could end American leadership in research and science. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> are not finding many allies to defend them.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/trumps-battles-with-colleges-could-change-american-culture-for-a-generation.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/trum</span><span class="invisible">ps-battles-with-colleges-could-change-american-culture-for-a-generation.html</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p>Overseas <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23universities" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universities</a> see opportunity in US <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BrainDrain" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrainDrain</a>. But US-based <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23scientists" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scientists</a> seeking to leave may struggle to find positions in countries grappling with <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23funding" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> issues of their own. The end result could be an exodus of talent from global science: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zsfo2js" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">doi.org/10.1126/scie...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23research" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a><br><br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zsfo2js" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Overseas universities see oppo...</a></p>
Thomas Ekman Jorgensen<p>Are <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> being taken over by the "analytics-industrial complex"? Maybe, but I think the author conflates actual developments and data company dreams and sales pitches.</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/university_rankings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>university_rankings</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2025031909283299" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universityworldnews.com/post.p</span><span class="invisible">hp?story=2025031909283299</span></a></p>
Christian Schwägerl<p>Dutch researchers get questionnaires from the US government about political views – if you are a European scientist who has received such a letter, please DM me.</p><p><a href="https://www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/announcements/2025/03/researchers-advised-not-to-respond-to-us-questionnaire" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">staff.universiteitleiden.nl/an</span><span class="invisible">nouncements/2025/03/researchers-advised-not-to-respond-to-us-questionnaire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencepolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sciencepolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>university</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Still Mad About CD Prices<p>IDK if this helps a lot, but when the news says "X University" did something, it usually means the president did. Almost all US <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> are <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> hierarchies where exactly one person has ultimate power* over hiring/firing budgets, salaries, and policy, and that person was appointed by bodies higher up the hierarchy, not elected or meaningfully chosen by faculty, staff, or students. The president often delegates things to the provost(s), deans, directors, or VPs, but still ultimately has all responsibility for, and power over, their decisions.</p><p>The faculty tend to be a diverse bunch, but many are much more committed to basic values than the president. We just don't have any power, and we all too frequently fail to use our voice.</p><p><a href="https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia?r=1cf83x&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">danieldrezner.substack.com/p/g</span><span class="invisible">uest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia?r=1cf83x&amp;triedRedirect=true</span></a></p><ul><li>There are some exceptions/nuances to this, like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/faculty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faculty</span></a> usually go through a long and complicated hiring process, though the president must approve their choices; and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tenure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tenure</span></a> provides some job protection at some universities, though a determined president can usually find ways to get around this.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highered</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/columbiauniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>columbiauniversity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>professor</span></a></p>
Old White Dude<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> are one of the best things about the US. Felon Trump &amp; his swamp dwelling supporters are the worst. Universities need to fight back against this bully.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/felontrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felontrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/universities-trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/20/universities-trump-administration</span></a></p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>“Many in higher <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23education" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> worry Trump’s efforts to bend <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23academia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> to his will could end American leadership in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23research" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23science" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Universities" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Universities</a> are not finding many allies to defend them.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/trumps-battles-with-colleges-could-change-american-culture-for-a-generation.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/trumps-battles-with-colleges-could-change-american-culture-for-a-generation.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump’s Battles With Colleges ...</a></p>
Opinion | The Guardian US<p>Trump has turbocharged the attacks on free speech at US universities. I have seen it first-hand | Sandy Tolan <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/donald-trump-gaza-protests-us-universities-palestine-arrest-sanctions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/20/donald-trump-gaza-protests-us-universities-palestine-arrest-sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Palestinianterritories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinianterritories</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>The Office for Students is warning, among missed international student recruitment targets &amp; increased costs, there is a growing likelihood one or more universities may go bankrupt.</p><p>Now, this warning has been made regularly over the last decade &amp; while there is a crisis across the sector, no University has actually gone to the wall... yet</p><p>But, at some point given the stresses &amp; strains it seems likely one or more will... and then the OfS will be picking up the pieces!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
ABC Feeds<p>Notre Dame uni students say cyber attack playing havoc with studies<br>By Emma Wynne and Phoebe Pin</p><p>A cyber attack on Perth's Notre Dame University IT systems nine weeks ago is still playing havoc on campus with students reporting uncertainty with graduations, finding classes, and submitting assignments.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/notre-dame-uni-students-says-cyber-attack-playing-havoc/105075278" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/not</span><span class="invisible">re-dame-uni-students-says-cyber-attack-playing-havoc/105075278</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EmmaWynne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmmaWynne</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PhoebePin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoebePin</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>More of this please. Much more. Christopher Eisgruber, President of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Princeton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Princeton</span></a> speaks up: "The attack on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a> is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights."</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>More of this please. Much more. Christopher Eisgruber, President of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Princeton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Princeton</span></a> speaks up: "The attack on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a> is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights."</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is home to the best collection of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> in the world. Those universities have contributed tremendously to America’s prosperity, health, &amp; security. They are magnets for outstanding talent from throughout the country &amp; around the world.<br>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s recent attack on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a> puts all of that at risk, presenting the greatest threat to American universities since the Red Scare of the 1950s.</p><p>By Christopher L. Eisgruber<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/columbia-academic-freedom/682088/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxd-dIYlBRWpmLVXNH5Dyk7w&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Australian unis losing US funding amid Trump's 'America First' agenda<br>By Conor Duffy</p><p>Donald Trump's "America First" agenda hits Australian universities, with at least six reporting funding cuts or pauses under the new administration.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/trump-america-first-policy-risking-australian-uni-research-funds/105072344" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-america-first-policy-risking-australian-uni-research-funds/105072344</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AcademicResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicResearch</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ConorDuffy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConorDuffy</span></a></p>