The Guardian Cuts, closures and the collapse of diversity initiatives The Guardian. Settlements and coercion The Guardian. The Guardian Fear, intimidation, and a chilling effect NAFSA The Guardian. Faculty silenced, research stalled The Guardian State politics, federal backing A looming showdown The Guardian The breaking point Students and faculty heading back to American campuses this fall are walking into institutions already bruised, destabilized, and stripped of core freedoms.reports that universities across the country are reeling under the Trump administration’s most aggressive campaign yet to bend higher education to its ideological will. From shuttered student groups to frozen research funds and...