International
This section provides a comparative and global perspective on academic freedom. It features collaborations with global academic networks, reports from international watchdogs, and cross-border issues like visa restrictions, academic boycotts, and strained partnerships, threats to syllabi etc. from across the globe.
AAUP, American Federation of Teachers Sue Trump Administration over Columbia Federal Funding Cuts
Collette Holcomb and Natalie Cosgrove | 25 March 2025 | Columbia Spectator
Pro-Palestinian Students, Faculty Sue University of California, Los Angeles: Here’s Why
23 March 2025 | The Times of India
Columbia University’s Concession Sparks National Debate on Academic Freedom
23 March 2025 | The Times of India
US to Freeze Scholarships Funding; Thousands of Indian Students in Limbo
Neil Ghai and Prachi Verma | 23 March 2025 | Economic Times
University Blues: Editorial on the Global Consequences of Trump's Assault on American Higher Education
22 March 2025 | The Telegraph
US Judge Blocks Indian Researcher's Deportation over Alleged Hamas Ties
21 March 2025 | NDTV
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate Education Department
21 March 2025 | Hindustan Times
Trump Order Threatens University Libraries, Museums
Kathryn Palmer | 20 March 2025 | Inside Higher Ed
Trump Has Turbocharged the Attacks on Free Speech at US Universities. I Have Seen It First-Hand
Sandy Tolan | 20 March 2025 | The Guardian
Rise of Data Empires Signals the End of Academic Autonomy
Chris R Glass and Gerardo Blanco | 19 March 2025 | University World News
Reprieve for Afghan Women Students Facing Forced Return after US Aid Cuts
Yogita Limaye | 19 March 2025 | BBC
French Scientist Denied US Entry after Phone Messages Critical of Trump Found
Robert Mackey | 19 March 2025 | The Guardian
Trump Is Seeking to Deport Another Academic Who Is legally in the Country, Lawsuit Says
Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein | 19 March 2025 | Politico
The US Government Has Sent Columbia University a Ransom Note
Sheldon Pollock | 19 March 2025 | The Guardian
A Columbia University Professor Speaks Out Against the Kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil
Joseph Howley | 18 March 2025 | Literary Hub
Academic Freedom in America Needs to Be Defended. Here’s How
Jan-Werner Müller | 18 March 2025 | The Guardian
Trump Demands Unprecedented Control at Columbia, Alarming Scholars and Speech Groups
Collin Binkley and Jake Offenhartz | 15 March 2025 | Associated Press
Academic Freedom is Intertwined with Democracy – a Nobel Peace Prize Could Recognise This
Stéphanie Balme | 15 March 2025 | Scroll
Big Cuts at the Education Department’s Civil Rights Office will Affect Vulnerable Students for Years to Come
Erica Frankenberg and Maithreyi Gopalan | 14 March 2025 | The Conversation
Inside Trump’s Decimation of the Department of Education
Owen Dahlkamp | 14 March 2025 | The Nation.
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