How do you fight a bully? First, you stand up to him, and that is exactly what the leaders of 7 universities did recently when they said no to Donald Trump's ultimatum to go conservative or else! Check out the demands made by the Trump Administration in their Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education in the article below. Clearly, it is an assault on academic freedom. The compact was authored by right-wing, billionaire financier Mark Rowan.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5558934-colleges-reject-donald-trump-administration-compact/