Tag: academic freedom
UC students and faculty sue Trump administration over academic freedom and civil rights – The Times of India
UC students, staff, and faculty sue Trump over civil rights violations In a landmark confrontation that could redefine the boundaries of higher education and federal ... Read More
Mississippi DEI law hit by federal judge: Classrooms granted a temporary shield for free expression – Times of India
A federal judge has delivered a significant rebuke to Mississippi’s controversial law curtailing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools, citing constitutional concerns ... Read More
May Mailman education and career: How a Kansas-born lawyer rose to influence US higher education policy from the White House – Times of India
May Mailman educational background and policy career: How this Harvard-trained lawyer became a key architect in Trump’s higher education agenda. (Photo courtesy: LinkedIn) May Mailman ... Read More
NY District Court intervenes in Trump-era education cuts, protects humanities research grants – Times of India
NY District Court intervenes in Trump-era education cuts A federal court in New York has blocked the cancellation of humanities research grants by the Trump ... Read More
“I can’t teach genocide in this environment,” says Columbia University scholar as campus free speech crisis deepens – Times of India
Columbia University (File Photo) After nearly five decades in the classroom, Marianne Hirsch, daughter of Holocaust survivors and a renowned genocide scholar at Columbia University, ... Read More
What’s really behind Harvard’s clash with the US government over federal funds? – Times of India
Harvard challenges US funding cuts in $3 billion legal battle with Trump administration Harvard University is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the US ... Read More
Trump targets Harvard again, threatens to strip accreditation over civil rights allegations – Times of India
Harvard University in Cambridge (Pic credit: AP) The Trump administration has turned its gaze once more toward Harvard University, not with dialogue or policy debate, ... Read More
Judge halts Trump’s foreign student ban as Harvard accuses White House of political retaliation – Times of India
A federal judge in Boston has extended a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order barring foreign students from entering the United States to study ... Read More
Harvard’s enduring leftist leanings: From Castro to campus controversies – Times of India
Fidel Castro. (Getty Images) Harvard university, a beacon of liberal academia and a prominent US academic leader, has long displayed a discernible inclination towards leftist ... Read More
Linda McMahon urges colleges to align with Trump administration to maintain federal funding – Times of India
Linda McMahon urges colleges to align with Trump administration for federal funding. (Getty Images) In a recent interview on CNBC, Education Secretary Linda McMahon made ... Read More