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.
Our Publications and Insights
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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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AFI Website Launch Webinar
The Academic Freedom Initiative Website Launch Webinar May 4, 2026 Featuring Prof. Isaac Kaamola, Prof. Anthony Allesendrini, and Prof. Aslı Bâli. Included a tour of the website by the AFI Research Coordinator Dr. Lori Allen. Check out this link for a summary of the speakers’ remarks. A transcript of Prof. Bâli’s talk can be found…
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Title VI: Hijacking Civil Rights Law to Punish Dissent
Visualizing Palestine
Title VI Antisemitism Investigations and Lawsuits Against Colleges and Universities (2004-2025)
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Understanding the Implications of the Michigan and Prairieland Prosecutions
Middle East Studies Association
A Primer from the MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights July 2026 This primer provides MESA members with an account of two recent federal prosecutions that may have implications for the legal risks that may attach to campus speech, protest, and association. The first arises from a protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center,…
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MESA Leaders Encourage Members in the Classroom
Middle East Studies Association
On September 4, 2026, a panel of four distinguished MESA members held “open office hours” organized by the Task Force on Civil and Human Rights for MESA members preparing to teach, with consideration of the challenges of this fraught moment. Darryl Li, Ussama Makdisi, Aslı Bâli, who conveyed comments from Lara Deeb, and Judith Tucker…
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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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