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Cornell University makes a deal, but not a compact, with the Trump administration

This will be a quick post, as it describes a just-happening current event: T0day one of America’s great research universities struck a deal with the Trump administration. Cornell agreed to take certain actions in return for federal favor.  Here’s the … Continue reading →

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More on Trump’s “Compact” with higher education: rejections and expansion

Earlier this month I wrote about the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” That post appeared fresh off the announcement. Since then some developments have occurred, lately with increasing speed.  I’ll summarize them here, adding links … Continue reading →

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From the Washington, DC No Kings rally this weekend

On Saturday I joined thousands of people in Washington, DC protesting the Trump administration. The No Kings event seems to have a massive turnout. A mass email from Bernie Sanders estimated 200,000 people in that city’s event.  At a larger … Continue reading →

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Trump’s new “Compact” for higher education

This will be a quick and dirty post, as I’m racing off for a day of meetings, teaching two seminars, and leading this week’s Future Trends Forum.  But what I’m writing about today is an important development for higher ed.  … Continue reading →

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Rubio’s new Chinese Exclusion Act: the Trump administration just went after Chinese students

On May 28th the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted this on X/Twitter: The U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. The State … Continue reading →

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Trump versus higher education: deportations, cuts, climate change, and academic reactions

The Trump administration continued its campaign against higher education this week.  In this post I’ll summarize the key developments, both in video and blog text. (I’ve been blogging about Trump’s second term here.  I’ve been vlogging it on YouTube.) First, … Continue reading →

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Protesting Trump: scenes from Hands Off, April 2025

Yesterday my family joined the local Hands Off! protest in our Virginia town. Today I wanted to share my impressions along with some photos, continuing with my March protestblogging. Under grey skies around 500 or more people lined a major … Continue reading →

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Joining two anti-Trump events this month

Over the past two weeks I carved out time to participate in two anti-Trump in-person events.  In this post I wanted to share some notes on the experiences, along with photos. Last Thursday, after the regular Future Trends Forum session, … Continue reading →

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Trump vs higher education: a report from March 21, 2025

Today I posted another vlog report on the latest Trump and higher education developments.   If you’re new to this series, these videos are where I summarize what the Trump administration has been doing to higher education, and how colleges and … Continue reading →

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Trump vs higher education: a report from March 17, 2025

Recently I’ve been tracking what the Trump administration has been doing to higher education, along with how academics have responded.  I wanted to organize my understanding of the events and to share evidence about them. I blogged about this (February … Continue reading →

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