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Why Universities Must Not Capitulate to the Trump Regime
Colleges that settle with the Trump administration have no guarantee of safety from further retaliation.
The Manhattan Statement: A Debate
Eric Kaufmann responds to John K. Wilson’s criticisms of a conservative group’s “new contract” for higher ed.
The Dangers of the Manhattan Statement
In his inaugural column, John K. Wilson argues that a conservative group's ‘new contract’ for higher ed risks greater government intrusion into the sector.
A Blueprint for Repression
Harvard is rightly fighting back against the Trump administration’s demands, which pose a threat to every college in America, John K. Wilson writes.
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter was one of the worst attacks on academic freedom by the government in American history, John K. Wilson writes.
In Defense of FIRE
John K. Wilson argues that a recent defense of the AAUP goes too far in denouncing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
In Defense of the AAUP’s Statement on Boycotts
John K. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.
The Right-Wing Attack on Academia, With a Totalitarian Twist
New model legislation, ostensibly meant to overhaul general education, proposes a radical assault on faculty and academic freedom, John K. Wilson writes.