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Fighting the attacks on higher education: a Tempest roundtable
by TempestA Tempest roundtable of scholars and activists on the federal and state-level assaults on higher education and strategies of fighting back.
Fighting the Attacks on Higher Education
by TempestJoin Tempest for a panel discussion on academic freedom, repression, and resistance on April 10th, 2025.
Their first line of attack must be our first line of defense
by Tempest National CommitteeTempest calls for the defense and release of Columbia Palestine activist Mahmoud Kahlil, ground zero for increasing attacks by the Trump administration on campus activism, the Left, and the working class.
Against the arbitrary decision of the UNIL rectorate
by TempestTempest joins the call for solidarity with Joseph Daher who is facing the loss of his job for his Palestine activism. We stand in full solidarity with all who are facing repression for their principled stand in opposition to the genocide in Gaza and for Palestinian liberation.
Campus activism enters a period of uncertainty as the opposition closes ranks and repression is ratcheted up
by BC HamiltonBC Hamilton reports on the repression of pro-Palestine activism at NYU.
The loss of DEI, its impact, and its legacy
by Joshua HamiltonInterview with Joshua Hamilton on the attacks on DEI in the Texas higher-education system.
Review of Maya Wind’s Towers of Ivory and Steel
by Keith RosenthalKeith Rosenthal reviews Towers of Ivory and Steel. Maya Wind’s new book details the active service that Israeli universities have always given to the project of settlement and the repression of Palestinian perspectives and resistance.
Tempest’s Sam Friedman offers this ode to faculty, students, staff and others who have camped in solidarity with Palestine.
Interview from Dartmouth College
by TempestInterview with two striking grad workers at Dartmouth College, part of GOLD-UE’s newly formed Palestine caucus.
… as UC academic workers are poised to strike
by Helen ScottAs California academic workers prepare to strike against repression of pro-Palestine activism, Helen Scott discusses the connection between student struggle and workers’ action.