"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working. Columbia’s leadership made repeated concessions to right-wing critics, only to be the first to come under attack.
Remaining silent will not protect us — but it does come with at least two major costs."
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/14/enos-levitsky-harvard-columbia-trump/