Race, protests & more: Trump signs several executive orders on 'hot-button' topics in education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Race, protests & more: Trump signs several executive orders on 'hot-button' topics in education

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One order called ‘Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling’ seeks to limit teachings on race-related issues and gender identity, while establishing a commission to promote ‘patriotic education’ that paints the United States in a positive light US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Wednesday regarding hot-button topics in education – including race, gender, and college campus protests – which were frequent talking points during his campaign. One order called “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” seeks to limit teachings on race-related issues and gender identity, while establishing a commission to promote “patriotic education” that paints the United States in a positive light. Another order Trump signed Wednesday – part of a flurry of executive actions in his first days as president – seeks to expand so-called school choice, in which students can receive public funding to attend non-public establishments. Trump has shaken up America in his first 10 days in office, signing executive orders almost daily on topics ranging from stemming illegal immigration to restricting gender transitions for minors.

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Trump and the silencing of America’s universities
1 week ago

Trump and the silencing of America’s universities

The Hindu  

The 1960s and 1970s saw a significant shift in the academic landscape, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. Understandably, Mr. Trump’s immigration policies are deeply rooted in his nationalist and populist ideology, which emphasises the need to protect American jobs and culture from perceived external threats. In a joint letter, presidents of over 50 universities urged Mr. Trump to …

US investigates 45 universities over alleged race-based programs
1 week, 5 days ago

US investigates 45 universities over alleged race-based programs

India Today  

The US Department of Education on Friday said its office for civil rights is investigating 45 universities, citing complaints that the schools engaged with a program that set eligibility based on race. Since Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January, his administration has sought to limit efforts to provide support to people based on race, gender or ethnicity. The …

'Stupid fight': Conservative blasts Trump for action 'too absurd to believe'
1 week, 5 days ago

'Stupid fight': Conservative blasts Trump for action 'too absurd to believe'

Raw Story  

One conservative commentator is arguing that President Donald Trump's administration is making a major error by attempting to deport an activist who has yet to be charged with any crimes. In a recent op-ed for the far-right Daily Caller, author John Loftus tore into Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement for its prosecution of pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil. Secretary of State …

Trump says pro-Palestinian campus protester 'first arrest of many to come'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump says pro-Palestinian campus protester 'first arrest of many to come'

Raw Story  

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the detention of a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York is "the first arrest of many to come." The Department of Homeland Security said the action was taken "in support of President Trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism, and in coordination with the Department of State." "The government's actions are …

'First arrest of many to come': Trump confirms detention of pro-Palestinian campus protester
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'First arrest of many to come': Trump confirms detention of pro-Palestinian campus protester

Firstpost  

“Following my previously signed Executive Orders, ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University. This is the first arrest of many to come…” said Trump on Truth Social US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in …

Trump admin detains pro-Palestinian campus protest leader
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump admin detains pro-Palestinian campus protest leader

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Immigration officers have arrested a leader of the protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza, authorities said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump vowed to deport foreign pro-Palestinian student demonstrators. Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent faces of the university's protest movement that erupted in response to Israel's conduct of the war, was arrested on …

Pro-Palestine Columbia student arrested: Can Trump silence campus protests?
3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine Columbia student arrested: Can Trump silence campus protests?

Al Jazeera  

A high-profile arrest and deportation move follows a funding cut for Columbia. US Ambassador-designate to the United Nations Elise Stefanik shared Trump’s remarks last week in a post on X, saying “antisemitism and anti-Israel hate will not be tolerated on American campuses”, confirming that pro-Palestinian protesters and speech critical of Israel are the targets of the president’s threat. The Department …

Trump threatens to cut funding for schools that hold 'illegal protests'
3 weeks ago

Trump threatens to cut funding for schools that hold 'illegal protests'

Firstpost  

Trump has repeatedly threatened to turn the US education system upside down, including by defunding the entire Department of Education and returning all control over the curriculum to individual states US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will cut funding for schools that allow “illegal protests,” his latest threat to turn off the flow of federal money to the …

Trump threatens college funding cuts over ‘illegal protests’, warns of deportation, arrests of students
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump threatens college funding cuts over ‘illegal protests’, warns of deportation, arrests of students

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will cut funding for schools that allow "illegal protests," his latest threat to turn off the flow of federal money to the country's education system. The Republican has previously threatened to cut government funds to US colleges, schools and universities over teachings on gender and race, if they allow transgender athletes …

Opinion: Trump’s antisemitism executive order mistakes dissent for bigotry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump’s antisemitism executive order mistakes dissent for bigotry

LA Times  

A Jan. 29 White House executive order on antisemitism is intended to combat one of the longest, most lethal and societally entrenched forms of group-based hatred in the world. It calls for the mobilization of “all available and appropriate legal tools” to confront “an unprecedented wave of vile anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism, and violence against our citizens, especially in our schools …

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — The federal office that enforces civil rights at schools across the U.S. has been ordered to target complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trump’s agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored Trump’s new leader of the Education Department’s Office for Civil …

Advocates warn Trump’s threat to deport pro-Palestine students harms all
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Advocates warn Trump’s threat to deport pro-Palestine students harms all

Al Jazeera  

Critics say Trump’s attempt to combat anti-Semitism on campus promotes fear and repression among immigrants. Dima Khalidi — the director of Palestine Legal, a group protecting the rights of Palestine advocates in the US — called Trump’s order last week “the latest in a growing list of dangerous, authoritarian measures aimed at enforcing an ideological strangulation on schools by attempting …

Trump’s order on antisemitism and ‘Hamas sympathizers’ has California universities on alert
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s order on antisemitism and ‘Hamas sympathizers’ has California universities on alert

LA Times  

An executive order from President Trump promoting a federal crackdown on campus antisemitism and his threats to cancel visas of pro-Palestinian international students have put California university leaders and activists on alert after many of the nation’s largest and most contentious protests unfolded at their schools. And a pro-Palestinian UCLA faculty representative described the threats in the order as “authoritarianism, …

Trumps signs executive order to cancel student visas if ‘
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trumps signs executive order to cancel student visas if ‘

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The order also empowers colleges and universities to …

Trump executive order on antisemitism: College protesters aren’t the only ones threatened by this.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump executive order on antisemitism: College protesters aren’t the only ones threatened by this.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. A White House fact sheet, obtained by reporters ahead of the order, proclaimed that “Immediate action will be taken by the Department of Justice to protect law and order, quell pro-Hamas vandalism and intimidation, and investigate and punish anti-Jewish …

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Will find you, and will deport’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters: ‘Will find you, and will deport’

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledged to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet on the order promises "immediate action" by the Justice Department to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and marshal all federal resources to combat what …

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign university students involved in pro-Palestinian protests as part of a crackdown on alleged anti-Semitism, prompting an outcry from free speech and Muslim advocacy organisations. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump said the federal government would use “all available and appropriate legal tools” to prosecute and remove perpetrators of …

Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Order Targeting ‘Gender Ideology’ In Schools
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Order Targeting ‘Gender Ideology’ In Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump signed a broad executive order to prohibit schools that receive federal funding from providing what the administration describes as “gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology” in the classroom. The executive order on “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which Trump signed Wednesday, also directs the incoming attorney general to work alongside state attorneys general …

Trump Signs Order To Deport Foreign Students Who Support Palestinian Freedom
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Signs Order To Deport Foreign Students Who Support Palestinian Freedom

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that would cancel visas and deport international students who have expressed support for Palestinians — the administration’s latest effort to both target immigrants and crack down on free speech, particularly on college campuses. The president said that he would also cancel the visas of students he considers “Hamas …

Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. His order on K-12 schools declares that federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, including “radical gender ideology and critical race theory.” It says …

Trump administration rescinds proposed spending freeze amid legal challenges
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration rescinds proposed spending freeze amid legal challenges

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump’s administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to US programmes, a White House official said on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s administration pulled back a proposed spending freeze that threatened to disrupt hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to US programmes, a White House official said …

Donald Trump set to sign executive orders to combat antisemitism, cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump set to sign executive orders to combat antisemitism, cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump is set to sign fresh barrage of executive orders in the coming days as he works to ‘reshape’ the Department of Education. Deportation of students According to a fact-sheet on the order that was shared by Reuters, the Justice Department will take “immediate action” to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and …

Trump launches anti-Semitism crackdown as he orders deportation of pro-Hamas students who terrorised campuses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump launches anti-Semitism crackdown as he orders deportation of pro-Hamas students who terrorised campuses

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump is ordering the deportation of foreign students who took part in pro-Hamas protests on college campuses in the US as he launches a wide-ranging crackdown on anti-Semitism. Many universities, particularly Columbia University in New York City, became the site of pro-Palestinian protests last year during the Israel-Hamas war The students involved made radical demands that their universities …

Trump’s orders take aim at ‘critical race theory’ and antisemitism on college campuses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s orders take aim at ‘critical race theory’ and antisemitism on college campuses

LA Times  

President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday. President Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money. His order on K-12 schools declares that federal money cannot be used on the “indoctrination” of children, …

Trump administration to cancel student visas of all 'Hamas sympathisers'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration to cancel student visas of all 'Hamas sympathisers'

India Today  

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday to combat antisemitism and pledge to deport non-citizen college students and others who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, a White House official said. A fact sheet on the order promises "immediate action" by the Justice Department to prosecute "terroristic threats, arson, vandalism and violence against American Jews" and marshal …

Trump decree paves way for ‘Muslim ban’, targeting pro-Palestine students
2 months ago

Trump decree paves way for ‘Muslim ban’, targeting pro-Palestine students

Al Jazeera  

Newly signed executive order has ‘broader implications’ than travel ban Trump imposed in his first term, experts say. “The right is very invested in continuing this notion that foreigners, people who are Black, brown, Muslim — not white Judeo-Christian, effectively — are threatening ‘real Americans’.” ‘Ugliest possible action’ In 2018, several US media outlets reported that Trump told aides the …

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Columbia University in New York, where the wave …

Trump promises crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests if elected
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump promises crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests if elected

Al Jazeera  

Trump tells donors that the student demonstrators are part of a ‘radical revolution’ and promises to defeat them. Earlier this month, the likely Republican nominee told a small group of predominantly Jewish donors that he would expel student demonstrators, who he claimed were part of a “radical revolution”, from the US if he is elected, according to a report by …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

'We're not an authoritarian nation where we silence people': Biden defends pro-Palestine protests at colleges
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'We're not an authoritarian nation where we silence people': Biden defends pro-Palestine protests at colleges

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. Republicans have tried to turn the scenes of unrest into a campaign cudgel, and Biden said he rejected efforts to use the situation to “score political points.” “This isn’t a …

Trump likens Columbia protests to Jan. 6, part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump likens Columbia protests to Jan. 6, part of effort to downplay Capitol attack

LA Times  

Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, marking the second time in a week the former president has invoked the ongoing campus protests to downplay past examples of right-wing violence. Some social media users Tuesday called the takeover of …

Trump calls campus pro-Palestine protests a ‘disgrace’ as Jewish leaders warn students to stay home
11 months ago

Trump calls campus pro-Palestine protests a ‘disgrace’ as Jewish leaders warn students to stay home

The Independent  

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Students Are Taking A Stand Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies On Campus
8 years, 4 months ago

Students Are Taking A Stand Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies On Campus

Huff Post  

Protesters block the entrance to Trump Tower over Donald Trump's immigration policies in New York City before being arrested on Aug. 31. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Students at over 50 colleges and universities planned to walk out of class Wednesday to push their schools to adopt “sanctuary campus” policies to keep undocumented students safe from deportation. “It’s to show this …

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