With universities across the U.S. facing attacks from the Trump administration that “have been compared to the worst of McCarthyism,” as one professor said, students, staff, and faculty on more than 150 college campuses are planning to participate in a National Day of Action for Higher Education on Thursday.
“What is at stake is the defense of our fundamental democratic rights and constitutional freedoms,” said Blanca Missé, an associate professor at San Francisco State University.