Rally Alert: Right to Light 
Friday, October 24 | 2–4 PM | The Plaza (140 W. Franklin St.)

We're standing up for:
✅ Academic freedom
✅ Life-changing research
✅ Quality education for ALL
✅ The rights of NC students and citizens

#RightToLight #SaveUNC #AcademicFreedom #HigherEdCrisis

Morgan State: ‘It’s maybe a glitch.’ From rep on the phone🤣
Also Morgan State: no PSA, no email, just surprise bills from LAST YEAR.
We’re not stupid. 💀 #FixMorganAid #MakeItMakeSense #PellGrant #StudentDebt #CollegeScam #FinancialAidFail #DoBetterMSU #HigherEdCrisis #WTFMorgan #BrokenSystem #MSU🐻🧡💙

📢 Columbia says it’s cooperating and “deeply committed” to combating antisemitism.

But the message from the Biden administration is clear:
Accreditation comes with accountability.

#ColumbiaUniversity #CivilRights #CampusProtests #HigherEdCrisis

Happy to contribute.As a student & campaigner, I've seen the impact of the university funding crisis firsthand.I recommend "English Universities in Crisis" (Frank et al.) for insight.Also open to sharing my lived experience—on or off record. #journorequests #HigherEdCrisis
— Aquayemi-Claude 🌍📚

Academic leaders warn: Visa bans tied to nationality risk killing open inquiry in U.S. universities. Ideas should flow freely, not be fenced off by fear.
#StudentVisa #HigherEdCrisis #StopXenophobia
stratheia.com/how-xenophob...

Blocking Harvard from enrolling international students hurts jobs, research, and America’s global academic standing. This is bad news for all of higher ed. #HigherEdCrisis

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🧪 Defunding science has consequences.

When we defund research, we risk our health, our environment, and our economic future.

📉 Science fuels progress. Let’s protect it.

#FundNDResearch #NDMegaphone #SupportScience #ProtectInnovation #ClimateResearchMatters #PublicFundingMatters #HigherEdCrisis

🧪 Defunding science has consequences.

When we defund research, we risk our health, our environment, and our economic future.

📉 Science fuels progress. Let’s protect it.

#FundNDResearch #NDMegaphone #SupportScience #ProtectInnovation #ClimateResearchMatters #PublicFundingMatters #HigherEdCrisis

Trump has halted student visa interviews worldwide, with plans to expand social media screening. Critics call it discriminatory and a threat to U.S. universities. Affected visas include F, M, and J types. #StudentVisaBan #TrumpImmigration #HigherEdCrisis

⚠️ Colleges are closing at a rate of one per week

The message is clear: Adapt or disappear
XR & AI offer a path forward—making learning relevant, scalable and future-ready.

📺 Watch now👇

#HigherEdCrisis #XRinEducation #AIinLearning #EdTechStrategy #FutureOfEducation #Edstutia

Trump’s executive orders are creating a crisis in higher ed: from slashing funding to attacks on DEI and academic freedom, these moves threaten to turn universities into tools of authoritarian power. Will higher ed fight back, or keep ceding ground? #HigherEdCrisis www.aaup.org/article/trum...

Congress just advanced a bill that cuts Pell Grants, caps loans, and ends subsidized aid-- making college less affordable for millions. #HigherEdCrisis www.highereddive.com/news/higher-...

ICE’s SEVIS actions left international students in limbo and damaged trust in U.S. higher ed. Restoring status can’t undo the harm- future recruitment and reputation are at risk. #HigherEdCrisis www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

Harvard sets sail across the Atlantic, seeking academic freedom in Europe after $2.3B in research funding frozen by the Trump administration. A bold move against political overreach. 

#HarvardExodus #AcademicFreedom #TrumpCuts #HigherEdCrisis #ScienceUnderSiege #BlueskyArt #AIArt

Harvard Faces Financial Pressure as Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Federal Funds
ainewsbrew.com/article/3915

#HarvardFunding #TrumpEducationPolicy #HigherEdCrisis #UniversityEndowments #FederalGrants #AcademicResearch

Cuts to federal research funding hurt colleges, slow innovation, and undermine public knowledge. Attacking higher ed is an attack on America’s future. #HigherEdCrisis

www.highereddive.com/news/educati...

Solidarity with all colleagues in the US, defending #anthropology !!!

3-5 PM ET, May 6, 2025

Join @americananthro.bsky.social
here:
my.americananthro.org/NC__Event?id...

#AAATownHall #JoinTheConversation #AnthropologyMatters #DefendAnthropology #AcademicFreedom #AAAEvents #HigherEdCrisis

Universities face unprecedented pressure as Trump admin cuts funding and investigates alleged antisemitism. Columbia loses $400M amid pro-Palestinian protests. Leaders warn of threats to academic freedom, with hiring freezes and layoffs at top schools. #HigherEdCrisis www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/u...