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GOP State Lawmakers Targeting DEI and Tenure Again

Even before Trump’s return, Republican legislators in some states were rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The campaign continues in current legislative sessions.

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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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As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance

While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”

Ruling Again Pulls Trump-Criticizing Professor From Classroom

In a blow to Louisiana State University law professor Ken Levy’s fight to return to teaching, a state appeals court...
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Florida Board Approves Extensive Gen Ed Overhaul

The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities.

Judge Reinstates Professor LSU Suspended After Trump Remarks

A judge has ordered Louisiana State University to return to the classroom a tenured law professor who says the institution...
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Déjà Vu: An LSU Law Professor Who Discussed Trump in Class Faces Blowback

A faculty member says the university suspended him from teaching for a lecture that mentioned President Trump and criticized Louisiana governor Jeff Landry’s public calls to punish a colleague over similar allegations.

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Opinion

We Need New Ways to Protect Academic Freedom

Protecting professors from university discipline for their extramural speech is necessary, but no longer sufficient, Austin Sarat writes.