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A Foul Comment
Harvard Law School students debate free speech and anti-Semitism after a visiting Israeli politician is asked why she is so "smelly."
Opinion
Disagreeing Agreeably
The effects of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement are far-reaching and demand a restoration of civil discourse in higher education, writes Richard M. Joel.
Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism
U of California alters definitions in proposed statement on intolerance that is attracting considerable scrutiny from faculty members and activists.
2 Events Unsettle Jewish Students at Brown
Anti-Semitic graffiti appears on house of Jewish fraternity, and lecture canceled after some object to co-sponsorship by Hillel. Events come amid debate over environment for Jewish students nationally.
Return to Sender
UC Irvine moves to reject gifts for endowed chairs from group that has strong opinions -- too strong -- about the study of Hinduism and a desire to influence who would be hired.
Opinion
The Intersectionality Muddle
As a rallying cry, intersectionality aims to resist the possibility that the structural relations between the forms of power and discrimination in different times and places might not be the same, argues Cary Nelson.
Wheaton Moves to Fire Hijab-Wearing Professor
Illinois college acts in response to her statements that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
Opinion
BDS and Campus Politics: A Bad Romance
People on campuses should strive to establish a new narrative that emphasizes democratic participation and civil rights, tolerance, and freedom of expression, argues Mark Yudof.