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Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?
Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.
Live Updates on Campus Protests, April 30
The latest news on developments at colleges and universities around the country.
As Police Clear Encampments, Professors Arrested Along With Students
Videos have gone viral of faculty members being taken to the ground, zip-tied, and led away by police.
Italian Academic Prosecuted for Calling Minister’s Speech ‘Neo-Hitlerite’
A philosopher faces defamation charges after condemning the use of the term “ethnic replacement” by a government minister.
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements
The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.
A MAGA Assault
Higher ed’s leaders need to push back on attacks from MAGA Republicans, not try to placate them, William M. LeoGrande and Scott A. Bass write.
LSU Shreveport Seeks to Fire Tenured Environmental Advocate
The university says Brian Salvatore, who’s made accusations against multiple fellow faculty members, has created a “toxic” work environment.