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Walking a Tightrope on Controversial Speakers

Knowing when and how to publicly disavow and disagree with a campus speaker is a skill all college presidents need. Experts say timing and tone are key.

White Supremacist in the Library

University of Virginia bans organizer of last year's fatal Unite the Right rally from coming on campus after calls from students and professors to do so.

The Issue That Won't Go Away

At meeting of trustees, presidents and other campus leaders discuss the continuing turmoil colleges face in mediating tension over free speech.

Subtly Silencing a Sexual Assault Accuser?

A James Madison administrator told a student that talking with reporters about her case could violate university policies, a message that has been heavily criticized among civil liberties advocates.

When Core Values Collide

Pareena Lawrence explores how colleges can balance diversity and inclusion with free speech.
Opinion

The Abominable White DNA Snowman

Judith Shapiro reflects on the upsides and downsides of the current vogue of looking up one's DNA to find out who one "really is."
Opinion

Stand Up to the Campus Bullies

It's not easy to speak up on behalf of a colleague under face-to-face attack from students, but we must do so to defend our free speech, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.
Opinion

3 Problematic Campus Cultures

Nancy Thomas describes the campus environments to eschew, as well as those to nourish, in order to encourage free expression, inclusion and learning.