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Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
An Open Letter from Former Civil Rights Division Employees
On the 68th anniversary of the Civil Rights Division, former employees share an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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New School AAUP president Jeremy Varon called the cuts “an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice.” He said the humanities & social sciences would be “purged” under the plan.

Great piece out today on the crisis at The New School in the @gothamist.com:
The New School faces identity crisis amid planned layoffs, reorganization
The storied leftist university faces a $48 million deficit.
gothamist.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The claim that UT Austin is depoliticizing education is absurd. Telling faculty what they can & cannot teach, disempowering a world-class faculty, attacking the humanities & skewing the core curriculum towards Western Civ: all forms of politicization. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM