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A Conservative Group Used to Target the Media. Now It Hunts DEI.
Accuracy in Media deploys billboard trucks and undercover recordings to accuse students and staff of supporting Hamas or running illegal DEI programs. Its current leader says the organization’s tactics remain true to its original mission. Some disagree.
A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”
Survey: Majority of College Students Say Free Speech Threatened
Just 37 percent of college students said free speech feels secure, compared to 73 percent in 2016.
How NYU Can Fix Its Free Speech Crisis
I don’t necessarily agree that NYU is the worst college in America for free speech, but it has serious problems that it needs to fix.
What’s Wrong With Civility?
Civility can be a tool of engagement. But history has shown it can also be used to oppress the powerless.
3 Takeaways From the Harvard v. Trump Appeal Hearings
At issue is whether the administration can lawfully strip Harvard of federal funding and its ability to enroll international students.
Alabama Makes State Workers Say ‘Gulf of America.’ Colleges Aren’t Spared.
Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.
The Danger to Democracy From Banned Books and Newspapers
It’s not just challenges to books in libraries and K–12 schools that threaten free speech.