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#universities

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katzenberger

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.”«

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administrationBy Alice Speri
#USpol
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petersuber

Update. "Some Universities Are Done Playing Defense Alone—They’re Building an Army"
cloakinginequity.com/2025/04/1

"Faculty and institutional leaders are responding with something both pragmatic and profound: Mutual Academic Defense Compacts…Faculty are…taking collective action. These mutual defense compacts are more than symbolic gestures; they represent the infrastructure of resistance. They aim to ensure that when universities are politically targeted—whether over curriculum, hiring practices, or research agendas—they can respond rapidly, forcefully, and in solidarity."

#Academia #Universities #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

Cloaking Inequity · Some Universities Are Done Playing Defense Alone—They’re Building an ArmyA New Era of Academic Solidarity A quiet revolution is taking place in higher education—but not in classrooms or laboratories. It’s happening in Faculty Senates, university councils, and acade…
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earthling

Before the genocide, the education sector in Gaza was thriving. Despite the occupation and blockade, Gaza had one of the highest literacy rates in the world, reaching 97 percent. The enrolment rate in secondary education was 90 percent, and the enrolment in higher education was 45 percent.

Textbooks were distributed for free, and families received support to buy bags, notebooks, pens, and school uniforms.

aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/4/

@palestine
#Gaza
#education
#schools
#universities

Palestinians inspect the damage at the Dar Al-Arqam School after the Israeli army bombed and destroyed it, in Gaza City on April 4, 2025 [File: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]
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petersuber

Update. "U.S. climate data websites go dark"
science.org/content/article/us

"U.S. scientists, state policymakers, farmers, and others who depend on up-to-date #climate data on Thursday confronted an information blackout from federal regional climate centers across much of the country. “Unfortunately, all data and services offered under the base contract, including this website, will be unavailable unless and until funding is resumed,” a statement on the Southern Regional Climate Center’s website read…The disruption appears to be a temporary paperwork bottleneck within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA), rather than a policy decision by agency leadership, officials at several of the centers say. The centers are managed by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. But they are housed chiefly at #universities operating under 5-year agreements. The contracts for payment are approved each year. The last annual cycle ended on 16 April."

#DefendResearch#Funding#OpenData
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