UC Berkeley faculty demand UC not comply with Trump demands

UC Berkeley faculty have called on University of California President Michael Drake to protect political speech and academic freedom across the state’s premier higher-education system and challenge the Trump administration’s “unprecedented attack” on higher education. UC Berkeley’s Academic Senate, comprised of campus faculty, approved the resolution last week… The faculty resolution insists that the University of California and UC President Drake challenge “illegal demands” by the federal government rather than accept them… The resolution also demands UC fund legal aid for students and scholars who have had their visas revoked.

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by Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News.

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