Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks

Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump's assault on academic freedom

Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration's assault on higher education on Friday - the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests that organizers hope will culminate in large-scale students and workers' strikes next May Day and a nationwide general strike in May 2028.

The day of action was organized under the banner of Students Rise Up, a network of students including both local groups and national organizations like Sunrise Movement and Campus Climate Network. Students were joined by faculty and educational workers' unions like the American Association of University Professors and Higher Education Labor United.