Le Pouls Du Monde

Alexander KarnFive political science profs from Columbia U. respond to the latest Trump/MAGA assaults on civil liberties and academic freedom. <a href="https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/guest-post-we-are-professors-at-columbia</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#civilliberties</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"In 2002, Columbia University Pulitzer Prize board member, alleged “anti-authoritarian” expert, and Atlantic Magazine columnist Anne Applebaum explicitly advocated in Slate magazine that Israel kill Palestinian journalists for the crime of making Israelis and Americans look bad. In her article, “Kill The Messenger,” there is little subtlety or equivocation about not only Israel’s right to blow up Palestinian media infrastructure, but to kill reporters for simply doing their job:"<a href="https://www.columnblog.com/p/columbia-pulitzer-board-member-explicitly" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.columnblog.com/p/columbia-pulitzer-board-member-explicitly</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Universities</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PressFreedom</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a>

Alexander KarnI am saying it once more.If <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> do not QUICKLY develop a coordinated strategy of resistance, then MAGA will pick them off one by one. “Half of this stuff you can’t just do and the other half is insane,” said Joseph Howley, a professor of classics at Columbia. “If the federal government can show up and demand a university department be shut down or restructured, then we don’t have universities in this country.”<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-arrests-1921e26f6b5a8585ad5cbda790846324" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-mahmoud-khalil-ice-arrests-1921e26f6b5a8585ad5cbda790846324</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"Mahmoud Khalil, the green card holding legal permanent resident arrested by ICE on Saturday, and a group of other students are suing Columbia University, the university’s trustees, and a number of other officials, according to newly filed court records.The move is the latest episode in one of the most high profile immigration cases in the country, which could set a precedent for under what grounds the U.S. can deport legal residents who have not been charged with a crime. Authorities have previously said that Khalil was arrested because he “led activities aligned to Hamas,” without providing evidence for how Khalil was aligned with the terrorist organization, and he has not been charged with a crime.Specifically, the group is suing to stop Columbia University and Barnard College from producing “all student or student-worker disciplinary records” to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce."<a href="https://www.404media.co/detained-protester-mahmoud-khalil-sues-columbia-university/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/detained-protester-mahmoud-khalil-sues-columbia-university/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ColumbiaUniversity</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Universities</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaza</a>

Megan Lynch (she/her)I wonder at what point Nazis decided it would be amusing to use accusations of anti-Semitism as the front for destroying higher ed?<a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-educations-office-civil-rights-sends-letters-60-universities-under-investigation-antisemitic-discrimination-and-harassment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-educations-office-civil-rights-sends-letters-60-universities-under-investigation-antisemitic-discrimination-and-harassment</a>Davis, Cal, UCSB, and UCSD are on their hit list. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a>

George StationHey folks, I'm adding this pinned post on advice from <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> (whom I recommend you follow)My interests are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> in general, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciFi</a>, how people network through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> (less the biz/marketing stuff, though I make exceptions).I'm more active on Bluesky, tbh. I'm @ harmonygritz.bsky.social. You'll find my longtime "rainbow" profile image from Twitter/X there.

Ⓐ Consciousness Revolutions 🏴Attention <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cornell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cornell</a> students: "What the fuck is happening? The end of American democracy?"Join faculty for a TEACH-IN on recent executive orders. Sponsored by Cornell chapter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AAUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AAUP</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#university</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coup</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#students</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a>

Aram SinnreichI don't think the majority of Americans know how close the U.S. university system is to total collapse.In under 2 months, Musk & the Mad King have eliminated most sources of federal support and threatened to cut the remainder.If you care about your children's/nation's future, raise your voices.<a href="https://aoir.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academicchatter</a>

Three Chords and Forsooth!Support for <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> in light of Trump's attempted <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> ban: A letter jointly from the AGs of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Massachussetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Massachussetts</a>, and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> providing guidance for responding to Trump's "dear colleague" letter.About half the letter is reproduced below. [the Dear Colleague letter and accompanying documents] misconstrue Supreme Court precedent, wrongly imply that it might be unlawful for schools to consider the impact of policies and practices on diversity, and create a misimpression of the impact of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programming and its legality. To be clear, nothing in the “Dear Colleague” letter or FAQ changes existing law and well-established legal principles that encourage—and even require—schools to promote educational opportunity for students of all backgrounds. The President cannot change longstanding legal precedent by executive order, and a Dear Colleague letter and FAQ document certainly cannot do so. The “Dear Colleague” letter has inspired fear, and the Attorneys General write to mitigate that fear....[RE: legal experts' rebuttal to the Dear Colleague letter]: the professors explain the fundamental legality of common diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices, and urge university leaders to “respond confidently, with both law and moral principle on your side, and not to sacrifice essential and legally defensible DEI initiatives that help universities fulfill their most basic mission to pursue truth and knowledge for the common good.” Our offices share in the professors’ call....The February 14 Dear Colleague Letter mischaracterizes DEI programs... [which] provide all students an equal opportunity to learn and better prepare students to work in our diverse country and participate in our multiracial democracy. They are essential to promoting fair treatment and eliminating stigmatization. The SFFA decision has no bearing on these lawful DEI programs, and the February 14 Dear Colleague letter cannot and does not prohibit them....The attached guidance on SFFA, first issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2023 and updated in light of the DOE’s recent communication, provides additional information on legally compliant ways that educational institutions can continue to meaningfully and successfully achieve the worthy goals of diverse and equitable student bodies consistent with state law, Title VI, and the U.S. Constitution.At the same time, the Attorneys General remind all educational institutions that they must themselves abide by the nation’s civil rights laws, whatever changes they may make to their programming and policies. Fear of the “Dear Colleague” letter or the loss of federal funding is not a justification to impose or reimpose discriminatory practices. The Attorneys General stand ready to enforce their States’ robust civil rights protections—which in many cases exceed federal civil rights protections—wherever discrimination may be found.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/departmentofeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#departmentofeducation</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constitution</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coup</a>

Alexander KarnHarvard profs Enos and Levitsky rightly take their employer to task for “turning inward” and performing neutrality as the MAGA attack on democracy proceeds. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Academia</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> must articulate and defend their values and methods of fact-based critical inquiry or these institutions will help facilitate a new age of violent stupidity, greed, and nihilism. <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/6/enos-levitsky-harvard-trump-democracy-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/6/enos-levitsky-harvard-trump-democracy-fight/</a>

Kyle MontanioThis is what fascism looks like. As someone arrested at a campus protest last spring, I have major qualms with how the Biden administration handled campus dissent. But it was nothing compared to what we are in for now.Our reaction to this statement will help decide if Trump's regeime is able to consolidate power to form the strong-man dictatorship he envisions. Our reaction should be to protest in force across every campus while wearing MASKS. <a href="https://geekdom.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@academicchatter</a> <a href="https://geekdom.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a>

Trevor BurrowsAm thinking about putting together a series of (videos? essays?) for undergrads with the working title: 'Be a human: How to differentiate yourself in an 'AI' world'Section headings and pertinent lessons include:"Let Your Nerd Flag Fly": LLMs tend toward generalities or well-known details, so be nerdy to distinguish yourself in your writing."Tell Me Something a Computer Doesn't Know" or 'Your Body, Your Self": you are a human in space and time, draw on your experience and background, including *other* classes you've taken, to make something unique to you."Be Bad at Poetry, but in a Human Way": writing poorly as a human will probably still be more interesting than writing "well" via an LLM.[I am really thinking about this, nobody steal it][jk, you can steal it]<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HaveBeenGradingPapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HaveBeenGradingPapers</a>

Alexander Karn"There may well be normalcy again. But it lies on the other side—not in accommodation to this malevolent insanity, run by lackeys and toads. The risk of overreaction is trivial compared to the risks of accommodation.”--Mark Greif (Stanford U.)<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-universities-research-cuts-reaction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-universities-research-cuts-reaction/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>

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