Resources
These resources from MESA, partner organizations, and advocacy groups include guides, FAQs, letters, and other publications about higher education campus threats and academic freedom, visa and immigration issues, and digital security.
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Discriminating Against Dissent: The Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine
Middle East Studies Association
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How Civil-Rights Law Was Turned Against Civil Rights
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Title VI is now a tool for silencing dissent.
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AAUP Case Challenging Trump Administration
AAUP
The AAUP is a plaintiff in a case in which the federal court has ordered that the Trump administration cease requiring universities to comply with the executive orders seeking to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs on university campuses.
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Academic Freedom Field Guide
American Association of University Professors
The Field Guide is a practical hub of AAUP tools, chapters, legal and digital-security resources to help academic workers defend academic freedom and respond to political attacks, doxing, FOI requests, and targeted harassment.
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Academic Freedom and the Law
American Association of University Professors
AAUP’s outline explains academic freedom as both a professional standard and a legal right, summarizing key policies and court cases that govern faculty and student rights in teaching, research, governance, and speech at public and private universities.
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Advice for Immigrant Families
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
AAUP’s “Planning for Family Emergency Packet” is a practical guide for immigrant families to prepare childcare plans, understand rights with ICE, and complete Massachusetts forms like the Caregiver Authorization and Temporary Agent Authorization, plus a referral list for free legal services.
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Advisory on Recent Trump Administration Policies & Media Reports of Pending Policies
Middle East Studies Association
MESA warns members about intensified visa revocations and new travel bans targeting speech and nationals from certain countries, condemns viewpoint-based discrimination, and recommends securing legal support and avoiding international travel amid rapidly changing policies.
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