NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...

Today's op-ed by Arne Duncan (U.S. secretary of education 2009-2015) and David Pressman (U.S. ambassador to Hungary 2022-2025) says that "American universities... face a threat to their independence unmatched in modern U.S. history." We agree wholeheartedly. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Crimson Courage co-chair @pattynolan.bsky.social was interviewed today on @wbur.org’s Here & Now about Crimson Courage and Trump’s latest wild threats to levy a $1B fee and criminal charges against Harvard. Take a listen! www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2... #harvard #highereducation #academicfreedom

We join in solidarity w/ @crimsoncourage.bsky.social, calling on Harvard's leaders to standing up to unlawful pressure. Americans must join together in getting universities to stand up to these attacks on our universities. Find the group for your alma mater here: cornellcourage.com/affiliates

The NY Times reported that Trump was backing off from his $200M fine. Trump saw the report and had a tantrum: he is now threatening Harvard with a capricious and baseless $1B fine and criminal charges. Read the whole sordid tale in this gift article from the Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

In December the #SanFrancisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Trump Administration’s attack on higher ed. & committing to protect against political interference. Watch: sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/... Read: sanfrancisco.granicus.com/TranscriptVi...

The goalposts are moved yet again, and the clown show continues.

There is resistance in Gilead. Thank you @margaretatwood.bsky.social for recognizing academic freedom for all of higher education! crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter @crimsoncourage.bsky.social @harvard.edu @yale.edu

Great piece on yesterday’s tailgate with Stand Up for Yale! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u... Please sign and share our joint letter: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard... #HYjointhefight #harvard #yale #academicfreedom #thegame

So happy we were able to snap this shot at The Game, and grateful for our allies in academic freedom at Stand Up for Yale! Check out their website at standupforyale.org and alums of both schools please sign our joint letter at crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard... #TheGame #HYjointhefight

Shout/out to our volunteers representing at Harvard and Yale watch parties across the world! They’re collecting signatures on our joint letter to both universities’ administrations in support of academic freedom: please sign! crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard... #HYjointhefight #TheGame

Thanks to @senatorblumenthal.bsky.social for handing out stickers and telling us that it was “the most fun he’s had all year!” ❤️💙 Sign our joint Harvard/Yale alumni letter in support of academic freedom: crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard... #hyjointhefight #TheGame #Yale #Harvard

Look who popped by! Harvard AND Yale alum @gtconway.bsky.social. Thanks for joining us, George! #HYjointhefight #harvard #yale #thegame

The rain has stopped and the H-Y (turkey/-bulldog) ❤️ is on 🔥… at least until kickoff! #HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale

Just in case you’re trying by to find us at the tailgates today, here’s a handy-dandy map! We’re here at tailgate 16 now: see you soon! #HYjointhefight #thegame #harvard #yale

We’re getting ready to welcome tens of thousands of Harvard and Yale alums tomorrow at The Game! Stop by tailgate 16 to say hi, quaff a purple drink (crimson+blue, get it?), have a snack, and sign on to our joint alumni letter! crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard... #thegame #HYjointhefight

Good question - Miles Rapoport will be there and would love to see you (as would the rest of us)! Already confirmed: @blumenthal.senate.gov and @delauro.house.gov. Swing by! #HYjointhefight #thegame

Stop by our tailgate with Stand Up for Yale at The Game on Saturday and sign our joint letter to both university’s leaders calling for a strong and principled defense of academic freedom. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/11... crimsoncourage.fillout.com/yale-harvard...

“Universities should be a place of learning, not propaganda machines,” Alicia Colomer, managing director at Campus Climate Network, said ahead of the protests. “That’s why students, workers and alumni around the country are taking action.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #studentsriseup #aaup

Will you be at the Dartmouth football game at Harvard today? Look for Crimson Courage handing out stickers and info right alongside Dartmouth Courage. We might be opponents on the gridiron but we’re 100% on the same team when it comes to academic freedom! www.thedartmouth.com/article/2025...

University Professor Danielle Allen: “We’re motivated by the clear need for partnership between faculty and University leaders, and our goal is to improve communication, shared understanding, and cooperative governance across schools and with university administration.”

Evelyn Kim on last night’s “Harvard and the Effort to Resist Political Interference in Higher Education” panel at Georgia Tech, sponsored by the Harvard Club of Georgia. Thanks to panelists Tanya Washington, Tom Rogers, Deron Boyles, and Craig Goodmark and to @raskin.house.gov for joining by video!

Crimson Courage is at the Harvard Club of Boston tonight leading a panel on academic freedom at Harvard with Professors Steve Levitsky (2nd from left) and Archon Fung (middle). Also shown (L to R): Lew Finfer, Patty Nolan (moderator), Marion Dry, Evelyn Kim, and Miles Rapoport (speaker). Fun!

Our letter to the President and Fellows of @harvard.edu was featured in @bostonglobe.com today. Read the full letter on our website crimsoncourage.com, where you can also sign up for our mailing list or donate to Crimson Courage to support our work. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/m...

Dartmouth has now joined the chorus of colleges declining the “opportunity” to bend the knee. Go big green! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/18/m... Dartmouth President Sian Beilock’s letter: president.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/10... Statement from Dartmouth Courage: dartmouthcourage.org/open-letter/

Interim University of Virginia President Paul Mahoney has responded ”no thank you” to the loyalty pledge masquerading as a compact. Go UVA! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025... #nocompact #uva #academicfreedom

The tide is rising against government overreach in higher education and we’re ready to hang ten! 🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u... #academicfreedom #nocompact #highereducation #freespeech

And @upenn.edu too! www.thedp.com/article/2025... #nocompact #academicfreedom #standtogether

Bam! Go, USC! www.latimes.com/california/s... #academicfreedom #usc #nocompact

Bravo, Brown! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Please join us and the Harvard Club of Boston on October 23 from 6-8:30 for a panel on academic freedom with Harvard expert on authoritarianism Dr. Steve Levitsky and Professor Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center at the Kennedy School. More info/ registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-har...

Looking to fight the powers that be? Join Stand for Campus Freedom on their webinar today on the legal consequences of the Trump compact on higher education. democracyhouse-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Lest you think that opposing the Trump administration takeover of universities is a liberal project, here’s an opinion from the definitely-not-liberal Cato Institute. www.cato.org/blog/univers... #academicfreedom #university #academia #nonpartisan #conservative #bothsidesnow

We support @mit.edu in rejecting the proposed “compact”. Excerpt from President Sally Kornbluth’s response: “…fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.” links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Compelling opinion piece today in the Crimson by Steven Levitsky & Ryan Enos. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... And for those in Boston, see Steven Levitsky on our panel with Archon Fung of the Ash Center at the Harvard Club of Boston on October 23. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-har...

Alumni of the University of Arizona, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Penn, USC, UT, Vanderbilt, and UVA: please sign and share this petition with other alums. bit.ly/campusfreedom #academicfreedom #nocompact #alumni #UniversityofArizona #Brown #Dartmouth #MIT #Penn #USC #UT #Vanderbilt #UVA

Check out our op-ed in @usnews.com today, co-authored by Crimson Courage co-chairs Patty Nolan and Miles Rapoport! Please share widely. www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

If you are an alum of any of these schools, we urge you to join or start your own alumni action to let their administrations know how you feel about this. This is a trial balloon and we’ve seen these sorts of tests before—if allowed, they expand. Resistance is imperative.

“This case—perhaps the most important ever within…this district court—presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers unequivocally ‘yes, they do.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

“The science grants pay for research into life-saving drugs, dementia, heart disease in rural areas, robotics education and a whole gamut of science inquiries across the country.” Congratulations to the intrepid researchers at UCLA for winning their case! calmatters.org/education/20...

Thanks to @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social for profiling us! www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Former Watergate Assistant Special Prosecutor Nick Akerman (Harvard Law School JD ‘72) sent us his op-ed this morning and we think it’s worth a read: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... #watergate #presidentialimmunity #supremecourt #harvard

Thanks to those who attended our webinar this week "Harvard's Landmark Court Victory: The Decision, Implications, and Ways Forward," co-hosted with Democracy House and featuring four powerhouse legal minds. Take a look and follow our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuqD... #Harvard #legal

Excellent commentary on the Trump administration’s war on higher education from @lastweektonight.com. youtu.be/xk94il8L820?... And register now for tomorrow’s 6pm ET webinar cohosted with @democracyhouse.bsky.social analysis of the recent legal finding in Harvard’s favor bit.ly/HarvardVictory

The “United We Stand” rally will take place on Science Center Plaza at 4:30pm on Saturday, September 6th. Speakers will include Harvard affiliates and elected officials. Learn more: www.students4freedom.org/united-we-st... @crimsoncourage.bsky.social

We will continue to fight for our constitutional rights for students, faculty, workers and all of society. When we fight we win. And as the court affirmed today, we cannot and must not be punished for the fight. That is un-American. Full ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Crimson Courage delivered an updated list of over 15,500 signatures in support of academic freedom to President Garber, the Board of Overseers, and the Harvard Corporation today! THANK YOU! Let's keep those numbers growing—no Harvard affiliation required to sign. bit.ly/crimson-cour...

Thanks to collaborators on our letter (bit.ly/crimson-cour...): @indivisible.org Students for Freedom @huctw.bsky.social @hgsuuaw.bsky.social UNITE HERE- local 26, Harvard Academic Workers, @aaup.org (Harvard faculty chapter), @32bjseiu.bsky.social

Until the ink is dry on an agreement, we still have a chance to be heard and bigger numbers will amplify the message. Note that anyone can sign—no Harvard affiliation required—so please share widely after you sign! (link at the end) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u... Sign: bit.ly/crimson-cour...

We've hit 6,000 signers on our letter to Harvard leadership! Thanks to all who have already signed—please keep sharing the letter widely and remember that ANYONE can sign (no relationship with Harvard required): bit.ly/crimson-cour...