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Opinion

A Left, Not Libertarian, Defense of Free Speech

Joseph J. Fischel and Kyler Chittick argue that the academic left has ceded too much of the moral high ground when it comes to free speech.

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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Trans Participation in Women’s Sports

The order says the United States will oppose “male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”

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Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump’s DEI Order

The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.

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Campuses No Longer Off-Limits to ICE

The Trump administration cleared the way for immigration enforcement officers to take action on campuses, sowing fear among undocumented students. Higher ed leaders are struggling with how to respond.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) arrives at the Pentagon for the first time since being confirmed Jan. 27, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. He was greeted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q Brown (R). Hegseth subsequently called for Brown's dismissal and questioned whether he had gotten the job due to his race. Brown was dismissed by the president on Feb. 21.

Hegseth Moves to End Race-Based Admissions at Military Academies

Newly confirmed U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo Jan. 29 ordering the Department of Defense to eliminate...
A photograph of wreckage in the Potomac River from the Jan. 29 plane crash resulting from the collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport. Part of the American flag can be seen waving in the foreground of the picture.
Opinion

Scapegoating DEI: Silence Is Complicity

President Trump’s attacks on DEI are damaging and dehumanizing, DeRionne P. Pollard writes.

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Trump’s Antisemitism Order Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

The Trump administration has signaled it would take a harder line on colleges that don’t, in its view, sufficiently protect Jewish students’ rights.

Education Department Staffers Suspended for Attending DEI Training

Dozens of Education Department employees were notified Friday that they’d been put on paid administrative leave following President Trump’s executive...