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Faculty Academic Freedom

UNC Board OKs Definition of What Academic Freedom Is, and Isn’t

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.

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Quick Takes

DOJ Sues UC System, Alleging ‘Hostile Work Environment’ for Jews at UCLA

The Justice Department sued the University of California system Tuesday, alleging it has tolerated antisemitism to such an extent that...
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Deep Dives

The War on Student Speech

Following disruptive pro-Palestinian protests in spring 2024, the federal government, state lawmakers and college officials have imposed sweeping restrictions on student speech, resulting in a wave of arrests and expulsions. As student activists turn their attention to new causes, what can they expect for the future of campus speech?

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Students Free Speech

Most Conservative Students Don’t Feel Persecuted on Campus

A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views.

Columns Debatable Ideas

Jesse Jackson and the Myth of the Stanford Chant

The story about Jackson and the words he never chanted reveal how easy it is to repeat a lie so often that everyone becomes convinced that it was always true.

By John K. Wilson

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Quick Takes

U of North Texas Cancels Exhibit With Anti-ICE Art

The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design removed an art exhibit that includes anti-ICE artwork, the...
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Quick Takes

Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Identity-Based Graduations

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has banned university-funded “identity-based Graduation Achievement Ceremonies,” the institution announced on its website. The...
Lee Hall Auditorium at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and the new president, Marva Johnson.
Quick Takes

FAMU Says Censoring the Word ‘Black’ Was a Mistake

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a historically Black institution, said it mistakenly objected to its Black Law Students Association using...