Chris Walker Truthout This article was originally published by Truthout For some of the inquiries, “there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them,” the complaint states. A whistleblower…
By Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt This article was originally published by Truthout Administrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing. If education is indeed the great vehicle of social…
By Marianne Dhenin This article was originally published by Truthout Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law. Teachers in…
Ana Vracar, BreakThrough News. Health professionals face ongoing restrictions when presenting on Gaza and Lebanon in academic settings. With pro-Israel groups playing a significant role in promoting censorship. Since the…
Chris Brady The Electronic Intifada Times are tough for the academy. The message from Washington has been clear: the college campus is a new political battleground. Comply or lose federal…
Robin D. G. Kelley, Substack Most academics in the U.S., as well as activists resisting the genocide in Gaza, are familiar with the case of Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, a renowned…
Committee on Academic Freedom Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, concerning threatened…
Austin Sarat Writing in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and anticipating what American life would be like under Donald Trump, M. Gessen offered some rules for surviving autocracy.…
Austin Sarat On July 6, the New York Times published an editorial entitled “A Great University Undermines Its Mission.” I turned to it eagerly, expecting to see a stirring defense…
July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence. It seems like a moment for this nation’s civic and educational institutions to celebrate. But I detect a…
By Henry A. Giroux This article was originally published by Truthout Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education. What happens to higher education when…
Student senators say they faced backlash from university administration following attacks by pro-Israel groups Biplob Kumar Das Prism When members of The New School’s Student Senate were faced with a…
By Ryan Claycamp This article was originally published by Truthout As pressure intensifies, universities have restructured, fired faculty, cancelled classes and limited discussion topics. Students at both the University of…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost My college, Amherst College, held its Commencement on Saturday, May 23. Like similar events across the country, our ceremony marks a new beginning for the graduates. But…
By Jesse Hagopian This article was originally published by Truthout Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats. Seated behind the Resolute…
