Art Scholars Pledge to Boycott Columbia University 

Art historians and professors are among the hundreds who signed an open letter denouncing the school’s capitulation to Trump’s demands.


Columbia University's campus during the Gaza Solidarity Encampments last April (all photos Isa Farfan/Hyperallergic)

Professors across the country are speaking out about inequality, and UC Santa Cruz is no exception. TJ Demos, the chair of the Department of History of Art and Visual Culture, comments on arts role as a contributor to critical discussions. “It’s a serious kind of new Red Scare. Within the university, [artists] are vulnerable and being attacked.”

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Last modified: Apr 07, 2025