International Student Activism Histories Show How Education Can Foster Democracy

International student activism histories show how education can foster democracy

On March 25, 2025, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, Rümeysa Öztürk, was walking in a Boston suburb when she was detained by plain-clothed federal agents. A video of the encounter went viral, sparking fear and outrage in the United States and beyond. Since March, a growing number of international students in the U.S. have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated for everything from engaging in political activism to minor…

Education the bedrock of a healthy democracy

(July 3, 2025) Our founders stressed the importance of education for the sustenance of our republican democracy. John Adams offered this advice to the new states writing constitutions: