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Axios
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Big Ten faculties ask their administrations to sign a joint defense pact against Trump
Faculties at several Big Ten universities have asked their administrations to consider a joint defense pact in the face of threats to higher education institutions from the Trump administration, multiple outlets reported. Why it matters: The potential pact would mark an escalation in resistance from universities to President Trump 's push for them to follow his agenda, which has so far largely targeted private, elite schools. The Big Ten, a college athletic conference with 18 member schools, is made up of 16 public universities and two private universities, Northwestern University and the University of Southern California (USC). Northwestern has been a target of a funding freeze amid an ongoing civil rights investigation related in part to one of its legal clinics representing a pro-Palestinian activist. Several other Big Ten schools — including USC, Rutgers, Michigan and Indiana — are also under investigation for alleged Title VI violations "relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination," per a March letter from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. State of play: Described as a "NATO-like agreement," the pact would allow the Big Ten institutions to share attorneys and financial resources if the Trump administration targets one of its members, per the Washington Post. Faculty and university senates at six schools — Indiana University, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Rutgers University and University of Washington —have signed resolutions asking their leadership to adopt such an agreement. Faculty senates at the University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are expected to consider similar resolutions in the coming weeks. Any final decision to activate the proposal will come from university administrations. Spokespeople for the Big Ten university administrations did not immediately respond to Axios' requests for comment. Context: The Trump administration has increased its attacks on higher education via threats to federal funding, purportedly because of antisemitism and diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
Washington Post
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
A burgeoning movement among Big Ten universities would create an alliance to counter government attacks on higher education, which the White House says aim to end 'woke' policies on campuses it views as fostering antisemitism and harboring foreign students engaged in 'known illegal' activity. Several faculty and university senates have approved resolutions asking their leaders to sign a NATO-like agreement that would allow the institutions to share attorneys and pool financial resources in case President Donald Trump's administration targets one of its members.
Boston Globe
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Don't praise Harvard just yet
Advertisement Given the options, we should all be relieved to see Harvard's leadership show some fight. But Harvard does not deserve praise, at least not yet. Harvard has spent much of the past 18 months To earn the public's praise, and to deserve its nonprofit status, Harvard needs to do more than defend itself. With an endowment of more than $50 billion, it is time for Harvard — and peers like Advertisement It is disappointing that there hasn't been aunified front. One explanation is that universities have become anti-democratic institutions more invested in their endowments and rankings than producing knowledge for the common good. Formal power tends to reside in external, and largely unaccountable, boards of trustees whose interests often diverge from the institution's educational missions. This denies core institutional stakeholders — like faculty, staff, students, and communities — any meaningful role in university governance. These dynamics are crippling universities' resolve to defend their communities, their values, and democracy itself. Juxtaposed to this inaction, a groundswell of higher education workers is uniting around a basic call: We need our universities to fight, together. By one recent estimate, Faculty governing bodies are also urging their universities to unify. The Rutgers University Senate recently called on all Big 10 universities to enter a NATO-like Advertisement Such statements are not limited to individual universities. Earlier this month, nearly 5,000 professors endorsed a The Trump administration is open about its desire to leverage funding to exert '
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NATO chief raises concern over China's arms buildup, calling on allies to work together
YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — The NATO chief on Tuesday raised concern about China's arms buildup and military drills near Taiwan and called on the organization's members and friendly nations to work together to keep free and open sea lanes in the region. 'China is supporting Russia's efforts. China is building up its armed forces, including its navy, at a rapid pace," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters as he wrapped up his visit to the Japanese navy port of Yokosuka. 'We cannot be naive, and we really have to work together, assess what is happening.' Rutte said NATO is worried about China's military exercises near Taiwan and 'we follow them very closely.' Japan considers China as a threat in the region and has in recent years accelerated military buildup, including preparing to acquire strikeback capability with long-range cruise missiles. Japan, in addition to the United States, has expanded its defense ties with other friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, as well as NATO, saying Russia's war on Ukraine underscores that security risks in Europe and Asia are inseparable. The United States wants NATO members to be more involved in the Indo-Pacific region, Rutte said. He welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recent trip to Japan to ensure Washington's commitment to strengthen its alliance with Japan and presence in the region. He stressed its importance, noting that Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven that is not in NATO. NATO has also stepped up its ties with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, known as the IP4, in recent years, with their officials attending NATO ministerial and summit meetings. Rutte, visiting Japan for the first time since becoming head of the Belgium-based military alliance in October, was set to hold talks with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani later Tuesday and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday. Ishiba has advocated a NATO-like security framework in Asia, though he has not given details. Countries with shared security concerns are strengthening ties as competition escalates between the United States and China. Beijing has criticized NATO's growing ties with the Indo-Pacific partners, worried that Washington may move to form a NATO-like alliance in the region. ___ Yamaguchi reported from Tokyo.
The Independent
08-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
NATO chief raises concern over China's arms buildup, calls on allies to work togather
The NATO chief on Tuesday raised concern about China 's arms buildup and military drills near Taiwan and called on the organization's members and friendly nations to work together to keep free and open sea lanes in the region. 'China is supporting Russia's efforts. China is building up its armed forces, including its navy, at a rapid pace," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters as he wrapped up his visit to the Japanese navy port of Yokosuka. 'We cannot be naive, and we really have to work together, assess what is happening.' Rutte said NATO is worried about China's military exercises near Taiwan and 'we follow them very closely.' Japan considers China as a threat in the region and has in recent years accelerated military buildup, including preparing to acquire strikeback capability with long-range cruise missiles. Japan, in addition to the United States, has expanded its defense ties with other friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, as well as NATO, saying Russia's war on Ukraine underscores that security risks in Europe and Asia are inseparable. The United States wants NATO members to be more involved in the Indo-Pacific region, Rutte said. He welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recent trip to Japan to ensure Washington's commitment to strengthen its alliance with Japan and presence in the region. He stressed its importance, noting that Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven that is not in NATO. NATO has also stepped up its ties with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, known as the IP4, in recent years, with their officials attending NATO ministerial and summit meetings. Rutte, visiting Japan for the first time since becoming head of the Belgium-based military alliance in October, was set to hold talks with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani later Tuesday and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday. Ishiba has advocated a NATO-like security framework in Asia, though he has not given details. Countries with shared security concerns are strengthening ties as competition escalates between the United States and China. Beijing has criticized NATO's growing ties with the Indo-Pacific partners, worried that Washington may move to form a NATO-like alliance in the region. ___
