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Florida’s Universities Can’t Have It Both Ways
Courts, policy makers and research funders should demand truth in advertising when it comes to institutional commitments to academic freedom, Neal H. Hutchens and Frank Fernandez write.
Fla.’s Stop WOKE Act Remains Stymied
A panel of federal judges is keeping in place a block on Florida’s Stop WOKE Act while appeals progress.
Stanford Apologizes After Students Heckle Judge
The university says, “Staff members who should have enforced university policies failed to do so.”
A DEI Director Ousted for Questioning DEI?
The faculty director of a California community college’s Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education says she questioned her college’s “orthodoxy” on such issues. She says her work was impeded and her contract isn’t being renewed.
A Tale of 3 Governors
The Republican governors of Florida, Texas and Virginia are drastically reshaping higher education in their states—which some see as a precursor to the 2024 presidential race.
A ‘Policy Violation’ or Free Speech?
Several faculty leaders from Indiana University campuses wrote a letter opposing proposed state abortion legislation and defending a colleague. An IU official called it a “policy violation,” a new report reveals.
How to Kill Innovation: The Florida ‘Master Plan’
Attacks on institutional autonomy, academic freedom and tenure, and diversity initiatives undermine the climate for innovation, Michael Lanford and William G. Tierney write.
Middle East Conflict, in Chicago
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Chicago is protesting a retired Israeli general teaching a counterterrorism course about Israel. An Israel-defending organization wants Chicago to condemn a broader campaign.