Graduates celebrate their graduation /AI ILLUSTRATION
Harvard University is currently in the throes of a spat with the Trump administration over restrictions on international students and the freezing of billions in federal research funding, it has sparked global debate on the limits of academic freedom and the role of higher education in resisting authoritarian tendencies.
While the context is American, the echoes of this standoff reverberate powerfully in faraway countries like Kenya, where public universities are increasingly under siege – not just from the state, but also from the lingering shadow of colonialism.
