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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Solidarity and higher education
https://www.inquirer.com/education/upenn-union-rally-dei-funding-trump-administration-20250320.html Virtually everyone starts with a gripe about higher education: costs, grades, debt, jobs, parking, artificial intelligence, natural intelligence, and so and so on. The Trump administration has floated on all the grievances to launch a series of attacks that … Continue reading
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Tagged admissions, Allan Garber, antisemitism, Brown University, Columbia University, Donald Trump, encampment, extortion, funding, Harvard University, higher education, hostage, interests, law, negotiations, Palestine, presidents, protests, race, ransom, research, science, solidarity, Title IX, universities, University of Pennsylvania
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Searching for Solidarity in Higher Education (1)
I want to know what we’re doing to save higher education in America from the Trump Administration. Tell me what you know about. Here’s what I’ve seen: The victims of the Trump Administration’s scattershot but relentless campaign against America’s colleges … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, bureaucracy, campus, college, Columbia University, DEI, Donald Trump, encampments, FAFSA, financial aid, Gaza War, Harvard University, higher education, indirect costs, loans, Pell Grants, science, scientists, solidarity, Sputnik, students, trash, university
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Harvard fronts a defense of higher education
Not for the first time, the Onion’s headline said it all…almost. Hang onto whatever personal or political gripes you might have with Harvard University; surely, they must be justified. Still, let’s recognize that the nation’s oldest and richest (endowment >$60b) … Continue reading
Universities begin to resist the Trump administration
So many people are angry at Columbia University. For whatever reason, the Trump administration went after Columbia first, pausing government grants and demanding concessions. Columbia complied quickly and appears ready to do more. Many faculty at Columbia and many more … Continue reading
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Tagged AAUP, Big Law, Brown University, campus politics, Christina H. Paxson, Christopher Eisgruber, Civil Rights Act, Columbia University, Donald Trump, Harvard University, higher education, immigration, police, Pomona College, Princeton University, professors, Sunil Kumar, Tufts University, universities, Woodrow Wilson
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When victims try to bargain
Columbia University’s surrender to the Trump Administration’s initial demands was unsurprising; its enthusiasm in raising the White flag was. Columbia’s administration announced a raft of new policies on free speech, student discipline, admissions, and academic administration, all in hopes of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooke Thomas, Columbia University, Donald Trump, Erica Sullivan, grants, hostages, Ivy League, lgbtq, Lia Thomas, National Institutes of Health, NCAA, real estate, Riley Gaines, sports, students, swimming, transgender, universities, University of Pennsylvania, women
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Columbia University negotiates with terrorists: The Trump Administration
Taking hostages is an act of terror. Kidnappers hold more and less innocents to gain attention, extort money, and bully others into doing something they don’t want to do. Taking hostages is morally reprehensible and widely recognized as a war … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia University, David French, Donald Trump, education, Gaza, grants, higher education, hostages, intimidation, Israel, kidnapping, laboratory, medical school, Meghan O'Rourke, New York Times, news, Palestine, politics, protest, research, science, terrorism
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Examples and education for higher ed and the rest of us
The Trump administration was very clear that Mahmoud Khalil was an example; ICE officers arrested, jailed, and planned deportation to teach everyone else a lesson. The government intends to deport Khalil, a legal permanent resident (green card), because he had … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, campus protests, civil liberties, Columbia University, crime, deportation, Donald Trump, encampment, free speech, Gaza, green card, immigration, Israel, January 6, Mahmoud Khalil, Palestine, pardons, police, politics, students, universities
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How do people change their minds? Others?
More from Columbia University: Donald Green, a professor of political science, has asked Science to retract an article he and a UCLA graduate student, Michael LaCour, published last year. The paper demonstrated that an extended and open-ended conversation with a … Continue reading
Take the degree, leave the mattress.
Emma Sulkowicz dragged her mattress across the Columbia University campus for the last time this week, when she participated in a Class Day graduation ceremony. This day, several friends helped Sulkowicz carry the mattress across the stages, but mostly she’s … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Columbia University, courts, Emma Sulkowicz, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lee Bollinger, Paul Nungesser, performance, sexual assault, students, university, violence
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