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The Commencement Primaries
Colleges recruit presidential contenders to speak -- and don't do much to make sure their talks don't turn political.
Report: No ‘Crisis’ in Free Speech
A new analysis from PEN America disputes lawmakers' characterization that free expression on college campuses has reached disaster level.
‘The Legging Problem’
A letter from a Notre Dame mother, urging women to not wear the gym attire in lieu of pants, prompts backlash and debate.
Another Speaker Shut Down
Beloit calls off talk by conservative speaker after students bang drums and pile chairs on stage to prevent him from starting.
The Campus Free Speech Problem Trump Doesn't Talk About
Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., among the most vocal supporters of the president's executive order, criticized for censorship of student journalists on his campus.
Social Media, a Suspension and Free Speech
Beloit student was briefly suspended for social media posts, angering many on campus. He believes his rhetoric was judged as a threat, unfairly, because he is Muslim.
Trump Signs Broad Executive Order
President delivers on promise to punish colleges that don't show they guarantee free speech on campus, and includes language on outcomes data and risk sharing. But it's unclear what force it will carry.
Broader Executive Action
White House may be planning executive actions on program-level outcomes data and student loan risk sharing, as well as on free speech, perhaps around the release of its proposed budget next week.