Sen. John Fetterman dramatically whips off Harvard hood at Yeshiva University commencement
Sen. John Fetterman told Yeshiva University graduating class on Wednesday that he was “deeply disappointed” that Harvard University had failed to address anti-Semitism on campus before removing the ceremonial crimson degree caps that represent his alma mater. The Pennsylvania Democrat expressed his frustration with the Ivy League institution in a commencement speech at the private […]
Free Speech Group Files Lawsuit Against Public University Over ‘Bias Response Team’
Indiana University is violating students’ First and 14th Amendment rights through its “far-reaching” bias reporting policy, a civil rights organization alleges. Speech First filed a federal lawsuit against Indiana University on Wednesday arguing that the school is violating the rights of students by enacting a speech policy that “is designed solely to deter, discourage, and […]
University of California academic workers expand strike over response to pro-Palestinian protests
The University of California academic workers union expanded its ongoing strike to UCLA and UC Davis on Tuesday, bringing strikers to a total of about 12,000. The union representing the University of California’s 48,000 academic and graduate students escalated the confrontation to three campuses on Tuesday morning, just a week after as many as 2,000 […]
Harvard University will no longer weigh in on outside public matters
Harvard University announced Tuesday that it would maintain silence on public matters not directly related to the institution’s “core functions,” months after the university’s statement on the Israel-Hamas war sparked intense controversy. Leaders of the prestigious university, who recommended the new policy, said Harvard’s public statements on a wide range of issues and world politics […]
Anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University forces classes to go remote
Tensions stemming from an anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit led the university to announce Tuesday that classes would be held remotely until further notice. Protesters set up a camp on campus last week to demand that the university divest its funds from the Jewish state. “Due to ongoing public safety concerns, Wayne […]
Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers call surprise witness in attempt to poke holes in evidence that he was at grisly University of Idaho murder scene
The defense team for Idaho quadruple murder suspect Brian Koberger called a surprise witness Thursday, signaling their attempt to poke holes in the prosecution’s evidence that Koberger was at the scene of the brutal murders. Koberger’s defense team called Moscow police detective Lawrence Mowery to the witness stand to question whether the prosecution had done […]
We argue about campus free speech because we forget what the university is for
The combination of highly visible protests combined with the varying university responses has lately reignited the debate over free speech on campus. Longstanding opponents of free speech have suddenly declared its importance, and have noticed how recent ideas about how to erode cultural and jurisprudential free speech norms might actually be used for ill — […]
House Republicans assail university head for negotiated end to Gaza protest | House of Representatives
Members of a Republican-led congressional committee clashed with the president of another university on Thursday over their response to pro-Palestinian protests in the latest hearing held on Capitol Hill following reports of growing anti-Semitism on campuses. Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee have clashed repeatedly over Northwestern University in Illinois President Michael Schill’s […]
University of North Carolina Board Votes To End DEI Requirements
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System Board of Governors approved a new policy Thursday that alters the framework for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across its campuses, News & Observer reported. The new policy is poised to reshape administrative and programmatic support for DEI at public universities in the state and has sparked […]
Major University Leaders Admit They Haven’t Suspended Disruptive Pro-Palestinian Protesters
University presidents admitted to members of Congress Thursday that few students involved in the pro-Palestinian protests had been suspended or expelled despite holding encampments and violating university policies for weeks. Northwestern University President Michael Schill, Rutgers University President Dr. Jonathan Holloway and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Dr. Gene Block appeared before the […]