Tag Archives: donald-trump

Trump Orders a Politicized Rewriting of History

Posted on August 12, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump has ordered a politicized rewriting of history at the national museums of the Smithsonian Institution. Trump’s order initiates a new offensive in the ongoing War on History, which represents one front in a broader set of Culture Wars. … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Education Policy, Higher Education, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political History of the United States, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trump Aims to Decrease International Students in U.S.

Posted on August 4, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration’s war on higher education is targeting the entire American research university model of excellence, which is based on open recruitment and democratic access to higher education. One key part of Trump’s attack aims to decrease the number … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Education Policy, Higher Education, Human Rights, international relations, Political History of the United States, United States Foreign Policy, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trump’s War on Education Hits Community Colleges

Posted on August 4, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration’s war on higher education is hitting state universities and community colleges across the nation. On the impacts of the Trump administration’s attacks on community colleges: “Since January, the Trump administration has waged war on the nation’s wealthiest … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Empires and Imperialism, Higher Education, Human Rights, Political History of the United States, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“A Gross Usurpation of Power” by Trump Administration

Posted on May 20, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration’s recent takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and firing of its leaders and staff members were unlawful acts. In March 2025, members of Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE team, with the assistance of armed officers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Higher Education, Human Rights, Peacemaking Processes, Political History of the United States, Strategy and International Politics, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Coercing Universities and Building a Mafia State

Posted on April 21, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration is blatantly coercing universities, especially targeting elite private universities such as Columbia University, Harvard University, and Yale University, and threatening to withhold federal funds for active research grants. Broader coercive attacks by the Trump administration and its … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Authoritarianism, Civil Rights Issues, Grants and Fellowships, Higher Education, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Political History of the United States, Political Theory, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

International Students at NIU Feel Targeted

Posted on April 20, 2025 by briansandberg

International students across the nation are being targeted and terrorized by the Trump administration, threatening their access to higher education and violating their civil rights and human rights. “The Trump administration is revoking the visas of International students across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Higher Education, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Legal history, Northern Illinois University, Political History of the United States, Strategy and International Politics, Study Abroad, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Whistleblower Exposes DOGE’s Unlawful Hacking

Posted on April 16, 2025 by briansandberg

A federal worker who works in Information Technology (IT) at the National Labor Relations Board has made a whistleblower complaint to the U.S. Congress, exposing unlawful hacking and data exfiltration by Elon Musk’s DOGE team. “In the first days of … Continue reading →

Posted in Authoritarianism, Civil Rights Issues, Digital Humanities, Human Rights, Information Management, Legal history, Political History of the United States, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Harvard University Resists Trump Administration

Posted on April 14, 2025 by briansandberg

Universities are beginning to push back on the Trump administration’s war on research and higher education. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and other scholarly associations have filed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Education Policy, Grants and Fellowships, Higher Education, History of Race and Racism, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Legal history, Political History of the United States, Public History, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christian Nationalist Agenda of Trump Administration

Posted on April 14, 2025 by briansandberg

Trump officials in the U.S. Department of State are calling for employees to report incidents of supposed “anti-Christian bias.” The pressure campaign seems intended to intimidate non-Christians working in the Department of State, potentially violating workers’ civil rights and constitutional … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights Issues, Education Policy, History of Race and Racism, Human Rights, Political History of the United States, Religious History, Religious Politics, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NEH Funds to be Diverted to Trump Pet Project

Posted on April 11, 2025 by briansandberg

Last week, hundreds of active grants that were already awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) after rigorous peer review were unlawfully cancelled by Trump administration officials. Many professors, researchers, and graduate students in History and the Humanities … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Civil Rights Issues, Grants and Fellowships, Higher Education, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment