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Free Speech or Inciting Violence?

A University of Wisconsin student’s provocative clothing line blasts police brutality, and a conservative state lawmaker seeks “accountability.”

Campus Free Speech: The Books

After a year of constant debate and considerable divisiveness, three texts seek to make the discussion more productive.

Charlottesville Fallout for 2 Students

One says he was kicked out of Pensacola Christian after showing up to the Robert E. Lee statue after the protest with a Confederate flag. Another says he is leaving Boston U over threats for having attended.

More Sanctions (and Debate) at Middlebury

College announces sanctions against 19 more students over their roles in disruption of Charles Murray lecture. Some professors -- at Middlebury and elsewhere -- continue to question whether punishment is appropriate.

Court Sides With Drug Legalization Group in Speech Dispute

U.S. appeals court says Iowa State can't bar a student group from using the university's logo when advocating for marijuana legalization.
Opinion

Controversial Speech in a Polarized Climate

Activism and charged debate on campuses are certainly not new, but the intensity of the vitriol we’re seeing puts institutional leaders in unfamiliar territory, writes Kevin Kruger.

Collateral Damage

After a controversial humor magazine was denounced by University of California at San Diego administrators, the student government voted to stop funding all student media.

Casting a Wider Net

After criticism from some black college leaders, the legislation for Obama's free community college proposal includes a new grant program aimed at HBCUs and minority-serving institutions.