Academe

Western universities must support scholars from Ukraine fleeing war and those from Russia and Belarus who have faced, or may soon face, exile because of the political climate.

Ukrainian scholars are fighting for survival and striving to preserve their country’s intellectual capital.

In Putin’s Russia, exile has become the price for preserving the possibility of speaking openly about public affairs.

There’s nothing outdated about Mario Savio’s critique of the undemocratic nature of university governance and the overweening influence of a rich and powerful elite in that governing structure.

Last spring’s crackdowns are a legacy of the buildup of police forces and criminalization of student activism dating back to Vietnam-era antiracist and anticolonial liberation movements.

The very student protesters who have been targeted in crackdowns on encampments may be showing us the path to peace.