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Speak Out: Faculty-led Initiative Brings Attention to Columbia Administration Inaction

Over 25 hours, students, faculty, and staff from across Columbia University stood united at the gates of 117th and Broadway in a show of resistance against what they called federal overreach and university inaction. Organized by faculty, the “Speak Out” brought impassioned testimony, urgent calls to protect student safety, and a defense of academic freedom.

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Scholars Convene to Reconsider Columbia University’s Legacy of Media Literacy Teaching

In recent years, the study of mis- and disinformation has again become polarized, as in the 1930s when the world was turning to fascism after emerging from World War I.  Funding for mis- and disinformation research has been cut, jeopardizing research at major universities including Stanford and Harvard. With the re-election of Donald Trump as president, researchers are wondering what will come next.

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