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Boston Globe
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
University presidents aren't capitulating, they say. They're ‘adapting.'
Described as pragmatism by supporters and capitulation by critics, these strategies are a response to the Advertisement Rather than soaring rhetoric about democracy and the First Amendment, university leaders are generally responding with tactical maneuvers and persuasion designed to soften the blows and nudge public opinion in their favor. 'Higher ed is under attack,' said Marlene Tromp, the Some critics warn that if universities do not defend themselves, the pressure from Trump will undermine core values, such as independence and academic freedom. Moreover, concessions are not necessarily insulating schools from further scrutiny — or sparing the officials behind them. Late Friday, Columbia University In recent interviews, university administrators and presidents described their approach as 'adapting' to a new political reality. The University of Michigan, once heralded as a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Advertisement The university said it would give dozens of new security officers the power to arrest students in a bid to control campus protests. It agreed to promote intellectual diversity among the faculty to counter any liberal slant. It placed a Middle East studies department, which had been criticized by the Trump administration, under new oversight. Some Columbia professors reacted furiously to the concessions. When interim president Armstrong gave faculty leaders private assurances on a Zoom call that the concessions were not as significant as they seemed, her Columbia political science professor Tim Frye speaks out at Columbia AAUP's press conference. Share Columbia political science professor Tim Frye spoke out at an AAUP press conference in response to Columbia's concessions to the Trump administration's demands. To critics, the fallout at Columbia underscores the risks of the conciliatory approach. 'Capitulating will only encourage' the Trump administration to demand more and 'universities will be inclined to give more,' said Vincent Brown, a Harvard professor of history and African American Studies. 'Don't hear me saying this is not a dangerous moment,' Brown said. 'I understand where the caution comes from. It's not in the interest of any one university president to confront the Trump administration, but the only way is to do it together.' Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University, has sounded a similar note of alarm. He has compared the Trump administration's policies to Hungarian prime minister Viktor Órban's takeover of his country's universities. 'Appeasement right now is a disastrous policy,' he said. Vice President JD Vance Advertisement But Roth is an outlier among his peers. When he has reached out to other presidents to organize a unified resistance, he said, he 'get[s] some cold shoulders.' Related : Some liberal donors are also mad. After Dartmouth hired Matt Raymer, the former RNC lawyer, Meg Krilov, a New York doctor and graduate of Dartmouth Medical School, canceled a meeting with the college's fund-raising office. Raymer, in an op-ed in January, had In a moment of terror for many immigrants, when Jana Barnello, a Dartmouth spokesperson, said Raymer's op-ed 'presented a scholarly legal argument contributing to the broader conversation on a widely discussed topic.' Trump and his allies contend universities are dominated by One reason university leaders, including board members, have been open to engaging conservatives, rather than forcefully resisting, is because many agree with at least some parts of Trump's diagnosis, according to professors and current and former university leaders. Advertisement Presidents, board members, and some factions of school faculties have come to believe universities became overly politicized by issues, such as Black Lives Matter or abortion rights. Some also worried about a chilling effect on campus discourse as controversial topics, such as gender identity or affirmative action, began to feel off limits. In a Harvard 'We have lost the ability to have reasoned debate,' said James Applegate, a professor of astronomy at Columbia University who cofounded a faculty group, the Academic Freedom Council, to promote 'open inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse.' The problem used to spring from 'left-wing illiberalism on campus,' Applegate said. Now universities also face 'right-wing illiberalism' but with the added force of the federal government, he said. Related : For some, the campus turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war — which led to campus occupations and the At the same time, public approval for higher education Last month, Elliott attended a ' according to a video of the event. But he also defended diversity programs, pushing back against a conservative critique that academic excellence and DEI are at odds. Advertisement We need to 'speak directly to our critics,' he said in a recent interview. Elliott is one of many leaders who have been traveling to Washington since Trump's election to lobby for American universities. The presidents of Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth, and other top institutions have met with Republican lawmakers and administration officials to make the case that elite universities, and especially their research operations, serve the national interest and should be preserved, according to people familiar with the meetings. They have focused especially on their contributions to US national security, economic competitiveness, and medical advances. Harvard president Alan Garber, at the university's 373rd Commencement on May 23, 2024. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff But schools have also pushed back, using the courts more than the bully pulpit. MIT, with At the same time, they've made subtle defenses of liberal values when speaking directly to students, staff, and faculty. 'Everyone benefits when all are welcomed,' Harvard president Hundreds of Harvard professors in One of those professors, Andrew Manuel Crespo, said there is only one way to stop the Trump administration from causing irreparable damage to US universities, and other institutions such as elite law firms that have been targeted by the Trump administration in recent weeks. Related : 'The only hope for these institutions is sectorwide solidarity,' Crespo said. University leaders 'have to realize that we will each keep getting targeted individually and crumble unless we make a stand together.' In a perfect world, one Massachusetts university president said, leaders would do just that. But collective resistance does not seem feasible, or likely to succeed, in the face of the Trump administration's threats, this official said, requesting anonymity for fear of making his institution a target of the administration. Caution, therefore, is the order of the day. 'I do believe that university presidents have an obligation to protect their students first, and that might mean protecting them from federal government cuts that could hurt their ability to get a college education,' the Massachusetts leader said. 'Universities are places where people need to have freedom of speech and freedom of expression,' he said. 'But for university leaders, it's important not to jeopardize the students they serve.' Mike Damiano can be reached at
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chicago Pride Parade 2025 date and theme revealed
CHICAGO — PRIDEChicago announced Wednesday the date and official theme for this year's Pride Parade. According to a release, the 54th annual parade will take place on Sunday, June 29. It will kick off at 11 a.m. from Sheridan and Broadway and march through the city's landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood. Organizers have unveiled the 2025 theme as 'United in Pride.' 'For over 50 years, the Chicago Pride Parade has remained a powerful platform forvisibility, advocacy, and celebration,' said parade co-coordinator Tim Frye. 'In 2025, wecelebrate not just how far we've come, but in the face of growing challenges, thestrength we have when we stand together.' For more information, go to: . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
12-03-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Chicago Pride announces date for 2025 LGBTQ+ parade, themed "United in Pride"
Organizers with Chicago Pride have unveiled the dates and theme for the 2025 edition of the popular LGBTQ+ community celebration. This year's parade theme will be "United in Pride." Citing "the powerful spirit of unity, resilience, and love that defines the LGBTQ+ community and its allies," organizers with PRIDEChicago confirmed this year's parade will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 29. The theme is meant to be taken as a call to action, and "an opportunity to come together, embrace diversity, and continue the fight for equality," according to organizers. "For over 50 years, the Chicago Pride Parade has remained a powerful platform for visibility, advocacy, and celebration," parade co-coordinator Tim Frye said. "In 2025, we celebrate not just how far we've come, but in the face of growing challenges, the strength we have when we stand together." Frye has helped coordinate the parade for the better part of five decades alongside his late husband, Richard Pfeiffer. The tradition of pride parade kicked off in the wake of the 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, launching as the Gay Liberation March in 1970 and ultimately growing into an annual summer standby. Organizers say Pride events draw up to 1 million people each June. The 2025 parade will begin at the intersection of Sheridan and Broadway, with a route traveling about two miles, ending near Diversey and Cannon Drive. During last year's Pride Month celebrations, Gov. JB Pritzker signed two new bills for LGBTQ+ rights. One bill aimed to ensure diversity in nonprofit organizations, while the other was aimed at making it easier for Illinois residents to change the legal gender on their birth certificates if they were born in other states.
