October 10th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The American Association of University Professors reports that the Department of Education has opened more than 60 investigations into colleges for Title Six Civil Rights violations. The actions are seen as threats against academic freedom at colleges in Maryland and across the country. Risa Lieberwitz of AAUP says such investigations are a tactic to strong-arm institutions to go along with Trump Administration ideologies…

   

“What has happened is a lot of intimidation on campuses, faculty who are feeling that they have to engage in self-censorship, change their syllabi, or to not say certain things in their classroom or make certain public statements.”