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Outspoken Fascism Scholars Leave Yale for Canada
Jason Stanley, decrying Columbia University’s capitulation to the federal government, is leaving for the University of Toronto. So is Marci Shore, who said she fears “civil war.” Timothy Snyder says his motivations were largely personal.
AAUP, Middle East Studies Association Sue Trump Over Deportations
On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Columbia student who moved to the U.S. when she was 7.
Columbia Faculty Push Back on Trump’s Attacks
Columbia professors said that the rest of higher education should be on notice after the Trump administration’s interference in their university’s affairs.
Marquee Conference for Women Historians Canceled, Co-Presidents Ousted
A message to prospective “Big Berks” attendees led to online blame on the planned host university and the political moment. But the cancellation is more complicated than that.
Trump’s Latest Target: Foreign Scholars
As the administration continues its crackdown on noncitizens in higher ed, international academics face ICE raids, deportation and challenges at the border.