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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! We are working on a letter together with the targeted schools.

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 6d

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.

Judge Rules Trump’s Targeting of Pro-Palestine International Students Unconstitutional, Siding With Harvard AAUP | News | The Harvard Crimson

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 7d

“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...

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of international students and professors who participated in pro-Palestine advocacy, handing a victor...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 15d

“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!

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Federal judge orders 500 health science grants at UCLA restored, rebuffing Trump’s suspensions

The ruling follows a string of orders since June that have restored hundreds of other UC research grants from multiple agencies

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Inside the Alumni Group Urging Harvard to Stand Up to Trump | News | The Harvard Crimson

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 17d

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

Alumni banded together to form Crimson Courage, a grassroots organization that has been on the frontlines of Harvard’s battle against the Trump administration.

www.thecrimson.com

Opinion | I prosecuted Nixon. Trump's basis for his attack on Harvard was eerily familiar.

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 23d

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

The court premised its conclusion of an “ideologically motivated assault” against Harvard, in part, on Trump’s own admissions.

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 25d

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!

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#Harvard #legal

Harvard's Landmark Court Victory: The Decision, Implications, and Ways Forward - September 9, 2025

YouTube video by Crimson Courage Alumni

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Harvard's Landmark Court Victory Over Trump Admin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 29d

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

This week, U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs delivered a landmark ruling, blocking the Trump administration’s unconstitutional freeze of more than $2 billion in research funding to Harvard — a ...

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HUCTW, AFSCME 3650 @huctw.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Sep 4

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...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 15

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

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 15

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...

Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 9

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...

Discover & share this excited cheer GIF by Harvard University with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 1

Anyone can sign - no Harvard affiliation needed - so please share widely!

Trump Administration and Harvard Face Crucial Court Test

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Aug 1

Please add your name to and share our new sign-on letter calling on Harvard to protect academic freedom; the rights of its students, faculty, scholars, and employees; and democracy. View and sign here: bit.ly/crimson-cour...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jul 21

We’ll be rallying at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston today from noon to 2:30 and can’t wait to see MA-based Harvard alums there, as well as faculty and students, many representing their unions. Here’s some background on today’s hearing from The NY Times.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...

Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Replace Diversity Offices Amid DEI Purge | News | The Harvard Crimson

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jul 11

Today, the Harvard Crimson reported that the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has “replaced” its diversity offices. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

We are deeply concerned by and have sent this letter to the Harvard President and Fellows: www.crimsoncourage.com/letter-to-ha....

The dismantling of Harvard’s diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fan...

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YouTube video by Doug Hendren - Musical Scalpel

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jul 7

With deepest thanks to Dr. Doug Hendren A.B.‘73, here’s a musical expression of Crimson Courage that connects the current moment to the late ‘60’s protests on campus by invoking Bob Dylan. Thank you, Doug! youtu.be/lZOnWxT-t-Y?...

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jul 6

Al Jazeera English mini documentary on the current experience of international students (and accepted applicants) at Harvard, featuring Crimson Courage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=45gI...

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jul 4

For this Independence Day, a special treat to honor our democracy: the Harvard Glee Club singing the national anthem at Fenway Park! (video courtesy of Harvard Glee Club)

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...

Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · Jun 30

Opinion | What the University of Virginia Should Have Done