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.
US Universities Issue Letter Condemning Trump’s ‘Political Interference'
22 April 2025 | The New Indian Express
Harvard University Sues Trump Administration to Stop Funding Freeze
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu | 22 April 2025 | BBC
Academic Freedom Under Fire: Brazil’s Professor Targeted over Gaza Support
Eman Abusidu | 19 April 2025 | Middle East Monitor
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
Michael S. Schmidt, Michael C. Bender | 18 April 2025 | The New York Times
Trump’s War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New
Saree Makdisi | 17 April 2025 | The Nation
A Logical Gap Behind Attacks on the Humanities
Katina L. Rogers | 17 April 2025 | Inside Higher Ed
US Universities’ Faculty Unite to Defend Academic Freedom after Trump’s Attacks
Maya Yang | 16 April 2025 | The Guardian
Columbia University Pushes Back on Trump Deal in Dramatic Shift, Vows to Protect Independence
Sanjay Sharma | 16 April 2025 | The Times of India
Why Trump Is Relishing His Duel with Harvard and Other Elite Schools
Stephen Collinson | 16 April 2025 | CNN
‘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
White House May Seek Legally Binding Control over Columbia Through Consent Decree – Report
Lauren Gambino | 10 April 2025 | The Guardian
NIH Freezes Millions More in Funding for Columbia
Josh Moody, Ryan Quinn | 09 April 2025 | Inside Higher Ed
Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?
Alan Blinder | 09 April 2025 | The New York Times
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
Trump-Led Us Govt Freezes Funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in Latest Crackdown
09 April 2025 | The Indian Express
University of Haifa Cancels Screening of "No Other Land"
06 April 2025 | The Association for Civil Rights in Israel
Columbia University Adds 36 New Campus Patrol Officers with Powers of Arrest
Jonathan Allen | 06 April 2025 | Reuters
US to Freeze Brown University Grants, Calls for Restrictions at Harvard
Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh | 04 April 2025 | Reuters
Trump Administration Cancels US Grants of Princeton University in Crackdown on Ivy League Schools
02 April 2025 | The Indian Express
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