Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.
Mar 3, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education? Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
Feb 21, 2025 / Jack Schneider
Will Academia Survive the Criminalization of Dissent? Will Academia Survive the Criminalization of Dissent?
Professors are experiencing an overwhelming sense of fear and disillusionment amid the crackdown of pro-Palestine protests. “I don’t know anybody who’s not scared right now.”
Feb 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
Some Inconvenient Truths About Antisemitism and the Left Some Inconvenient Truths About Antisemitism and the Left
By ceding the space on antisemitism—responding when we are accused of it, but not taking up the fight against it as our cause—we’ve created a strategic opportunity for the right.
Feb 14, 2025 / Rachel Shabi
CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel
Three members of CUNY Graduate Center’s student government face an anti-discrimination investigation for a resolution endorsing the demands of last year’s Gaza Solidarity Encampme...
Feb 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour
Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Linda McMahon’s foundation has donated millions to groups that advocated for DEI programs, lauded affirmative action, and criticized Donald Trump.
Feb 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him
The University of Chicago, despite its free speech reputation, has laid the groundwork for the president's threats against students who protest for Palestine.
Feb 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Harley Pomper
Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests
Three graduate students identified over 30 violations of long-standing protocols, including using the NYPD to mass-arrest activists, in a New York civil suit against the universit...
Feb 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
The Ivory Tower Doesn’t Pay Taxes, but It Should Still Pay Up The Ivory Tower Doesn’t Pay Taxes, but It Should Still Pay Up
Activists in St. Louis want Washington University—with its multibillion-dollar endowment—to pony up to help rebuild public schools.
Feb 6, 2025 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump What the Neocons Do—and Don’t—Explain About Trump
The president’s foreign policy agenda remains unpredictable, but his war on liberal culture has deep roots.
Feb 4, 2025 / David Klion