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.

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‘What Did I Say in Class Today?’: Teachers Feel Watched Under Trump’s Anti-DEI Push

Leila Fadel, Arezou Rezvani, Taylor Haney, Kyle Gallego-Mackie | 10 April 2025 | NPR

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White House May Seek Legally Binding Control over Columbia Through Consent Decree – Report

Lauren Gambino | 10 April 2025 | The Guardian

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NIH Freezes Millions More in Funding for Columbia

Josh Moody, Ryan Quinn | 09 April 2025 | Inside Higher Ed

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Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?

Alan Blinder | 09 April 2025 | The New York Times

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Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union Thought Giving in to Government Demands Would Save Their Independence

Iveta Silova | 09 April 2025 | The Conversation

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Trump-Led Us Govt Freezes Funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in Latest Crackdown

09 April 2025 | The Indian Express

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University of Haifa Cancels Screening of "No Other Land"

06 April 2025 | The Association for Civil Rights in Israel

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Columbia University Adds 36 New Campus Patrol Officers with Powers of Arrest

Jonathan Allen | 06 April 2025 | Reuters

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US to Freeze Brown University Grants, Calls for Restrictions at Harvard

Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh | 04 April 2025 | Reuters

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Trump Administration Cancels US Grants of Princeton University in Crackdown on Ivy League Schools

02 April 2025 | The Indian Express

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Yale Law School Fires Helyeh Doutaghi in Violation of Her Democratic Rights

Kevin Reed | 01 April 2025 | World Socialist Web Site

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Who Actually Runs Columbia University?

Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock | 01 April 2025 | The Guradian

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Trump Administration to Review Billions in Federal Funding to Harvard

Sanjana Karanth | 01 April 2025 | Huffington Post

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‘Canary in the Coalmine of Totalitarianism’: How Columbia Went from a Home for Edward Said to a Punching Bag for Trump

Alice Sepri | 29 March 2025 | The Guardian

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Columbia University President Resigns Amid Trump Crackdown

Max Matza | 29 March 2025 | BBC

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US University Responds after India Today Report on Row over 'Hinduphobic' Course

Sharangee Dutta | 29 March 2025 | India Today

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These Are the Students Targeted by Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Over Campus Activism

Miranda Jeyaretnam | 28 March 2025 | Time

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75% of US Scientists who Answered Nature Poll Consider Leaving

Alexandra Witze | 27 March 2025 | Nature

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AAUP, American Federation of Teachers Sue Trump Administration over Columbia Federal Funding Cuts

Collette Holcomb and Natalie Cosgrove | 25 March 2025 | Columbia Spectator

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Pro-Palestinian Students, Faculty Sue University of California, Los Angeles: Here’s Why

23 March 2025 | The Times of India

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