Follow Your Passion: A Seamless Tumblr Journey
it’s always been so interesting to me that one country’s “civilian casualties” is another country’s “terrorism”
Faculty members hold more power than many realize. Without their labour, research and expertise, universities cannot function.
Unfortunately, universities that no longer function are part of the goal, aren't they?
The US administration might hope that academics will remain siloed, too consumed with their own work — or too afraid — to resist. However, if faculty members unite across institutions, they can become a force that the federal government cannot ignore.
Hopefully, STEM will not abandon the humanities.
But words won’t be enough. Faculty senates must formally call on universities to refuse compliance. Such resolutions aren’t just symbolic — they create a record that can be cited in lawsuits, the media and advocacy.
If thinking about all of those who already lost, is not motivation enough, think about those who will see what you do now or in the distant future.
If faculty members are to take a stand, universities must back them up — protecting academic freedom, defending academics against retaliation and refusing to cave in to intimidation. [...] For some, organizing against this directive would not be just an act of resistance, it would be an act of professional and personal risk.
Hoping that universities, states and local communities will support their researchers and institutions.
Global institutions must also take a stand.
Don't forget that
[...] it’s not just in the United States. Rollbacks are also taking place in parts of Europe, for example.
And after all and most importantly:
This anti-DEI directive is not just an attack — it’s a test, a probe to see how much resistance universities will muster. Staying silent will not prevent more attacks. The only way to win is to act — together, decisively and now.
This is not a drill. It is a defining moment.
Calisi Rodríguez, R. (2025). ‘Silence is complicity’—Universities must fight the anti-DEI crackdown. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00667-2