Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are powerless to fight back and that they face a choice between principle and survival. These institutions do not…

Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats
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Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Barack Obama urged universities to resist attacks from the federal government that violate their academic freedom in a campus speech on Thursday. He also said schools and students should engage in self-reflection about speech environments on their campuses. “If you are…

Trump Administration Set to Pause 0 Million for Brown University
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Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration intends to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University, expanding its campaign to hold universities accountable for what it says is relentless antisemitism on campus, according to two White House officials familiar with the plans. Brown…

Trump’s Use of Immigration Law Appears to Conflict With Limits Imposed by Congress
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Trump’s Use of Immigration Law Appears to Conflict With Limits Imposed by Congress

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is asserting that it has broad power under a 1952 law to kick out foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests. That statute says the secretary of state can deem noncitizens deportable for foreign policy reasons, and the secretary, Marco…

New Columbia President Attacked by Stefanik Over 2023 Text Message
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New Columbia President Attacked by Stefanik Over 2023 Text Message

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Claire Shipman is only days into her job as acting president of Columbia University but is already being targeted by a prominent House Republican who questions her commitment to fighting antisemitism on campus. Ms. Shipman, in a private text message in December 2023…

Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?
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Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Capitol Hill last April, Claire Shipman, then a co-chair of Columbia University’s board of trustees, testified that she agreed there was a “moral crisis on our campus,” with students and faculty members acting in unacceptable ways that threatened Jewish and Israeli students….

Columbia University’s President Resigns – The New York Times
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Columbia University’s President Resigns – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Columbia University changed its president on Friday evening, one week after the university bowed to a series of demands from the Trump administration, which had moved to withhold $400 million in essential federal funding. The abrupt exit of Columbia’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong,…

University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program
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University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The University of Michigan will eliminate its central diversity, equity and inclusion program, the school announced on Thursday, seeking to overhaul an ambitious and expensive initiative that it had long cast as a model for American higher education. Michigan — one of the…

Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate
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Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to arrest and deport a 21-year old Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The administration began seeking to arrest the student, Yunseo Chung, this month, according to a…

Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions
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Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Monday welcomed concessions by Columbia University to tighten disciplinary procedures and assert more control over academic departments in response to charges of antisemitism, saying the actions represent a “positive first step in the university maintaining a financial relationship with…