“We needed to write something that had some meat,” said David Salas-de la Cruz, who directs the chemistry graduate program at #Rutgers University-Camden. He likened the effort to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or #NATO, a military #alliance of 32 countries.
“This is not just about money,” he said. “This is about the essence of #education.”
#Climate & #DEI Deleted From Govt Websites, Federal Workers Fired, #Colleges Delete Programs, Law Firms #Blackballed, #Holocaust Erased, #Science #Research Curtailed @bespacific chronicling Trump’s ongoing actions to purge resources, knowledge, access to & funding 4 wide ranging programs that impact: climate and the environment, science & research, grants and education, #heath care, food and drug safety, education, history, as well as wide ranging attacks on Big Law firms https://www.llrx.com/2025/02/climate-and-dei-deleted-from-government-websites-federal-workers-fired/
#Harvard is among the vast majority of public & private #universities & #colleges that are #TaxExempt.
Under the #law, the #IRS initiates investigations based on established criteria & procedures, not based on presidential directives. The IRS is expected to operate independently & without political pressure.
If the IRS found that Harvard’s tax-exempt status should be revoked, Harvard would be given notice & an opportunity to contest the finding in court.
https://youtube.com/shorts/iY5gWHpsLzQ
I think they buried the lead.
Education scarcity is a myth.
"#Foreignstudents, we have about a million of them in the country right now. They contribute to the #economy if they stay here. There's a lot of Fortune 100 companies that began because of international students. If they become elites in their country, then we have pro-American elites. They also contribute financially to American #colleges and #universities. They're central to the business model."
With #Cornell and #Yale Presidents signing onto the statement by the #American Association of #Colleges and #Universities opposing the autocratic #Trump restrictions on #AcademicFreedom , the only Ivy League school that has not joined the now 300+ signatories is Dartmouth College, which is more like a #fraternity masquerading as a #HigherEd institution anyway. #ChangeMyMind
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/04/kotlikoff-joins-more-than-230-higher-education-leaders-in-signing-letter-against-trump-s-political-interference
#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.
#Trump targets #college #accreditation process in new executive order | CNN Politics
#colleges #university #universities
The #executiveorder asks the secretary of education to “hold higher education accreditors accountable including through denial, monitoring, suspension, or termination for poor performance or violations to the federal Civil Rights Act,” a White House official told CNN ahead of the signing.
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #GoodbyeAmerica #education #Colleges
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #GoodbyeAmerica #education #Colleges
"We break down every known way a US student visa can be revoked—based on current law and recent enforcement actions."
Leaders of elite private institutions that have been repeatedly targeted by #Trump were among the signers.
“We are open to constructive reform & do not oppose legitimate government oversight. However, we must oppose undue #GovernmentIntrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, & work on our campuses,” the letter, released by the American Assoc of #Colleges & #Universities, said.
Read the full letter from American Association of #Colleges & #Universities [#AACU] opposing ‘government intrusion’
>200 #college presidents & other officials signed a letter Tues protesting the “unprecedented #GovernmentOverreach & political interference” that higher #education is facing under the #Trump admin.
#law #FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment #democracy #AbuseOfPower #AmericanAutocracy #Dictatorship
https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement
How to dig your own grave, as a "resistance" group of #universities:
»The signatories come from large state schools, small liberal arts #colleges and Ivy League institutions, including the presidents of #Harvard, #Princeton and #Brown.
In the statement, the university presidents, as well as the leaders of several scholarly societies say they speak with “one voice” and call for “constructive engagement” with the #administration.
“We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight,” they write. “However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses.”«
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration
The current fascist regime is making a direct assault on #AcademicFreedom and the freedom of speech and expression at our #colleges and #universities.
https://oneworldhouse.net/2025/04/13/hands-off-higher-education/
"A University of Houston assistant professor says he is preparing to return to South Korea after telling students over the weekend he could no longer teach their class because of the 'unexpected termination of my visa.' ”
The Government Is Now Threatening Academic Journals
"Visa revocations hit 18 international students at Houston-area community colleges"
Those MFers! 
"Now I'm a Mad Scientist!"
Join Us on April 17, 2025 to Fight for Higher Education
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#education #universities #colleges #protest #resistance
https://www.dayofactionforhighered.org/
Most private, nonprofit #colleges & #universities are exempt from paying federal income taxes because they are classified as a 501(c)(3) organization with an #educational mission. Universities do pay other taxes, such as payroll taxes for employees.
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit & hire, & which areas of study & inquiry they can pursue,” #Harvard President Alan Garber said in his message.
