More than 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump2 administration's treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence:-

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-academics-trump-1.7515142

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go, Crimson!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harvard-university-lawsuit-trump-administration-grant-freeze-1.7514999

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a POWERFUL call for universities to resist Trump2, from Ars Technica:-

Resist, eggheads! [U.S.] Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/resist-eggheads-universities-are-not-as-weak-as-they-have-chosen-to-be/

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an open letter started by Manitoba researchers & signed by hundreds of other Canadian scientists & academics is calling on federal leaders to
(1) double Tri-Council (CIHR, NSERC, & SSHRC) research funding;
(2) establish a Research Accelerator Fund to match & incentivize provincial, business, & non-profit investments in direct research & research infrastructure;
(3) lift the cap on foreign trainees.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/open-letter-research-canada-1.7511122

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Trump2 continues to escalate his violence against universities refusing to comply with his administration's demands — now he's theatening Harvard's ability to enrol foreign students, after withholding billions of dollars in grants:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-administration-harvard-latest-1.7512709

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Academic Freedom, Democracy, and the Role of Faculty Unions | Academe magazine, Spring 2025 issue

https://www.aaup.org/article/academic-freedom-democracy-and-role-faculty-unions

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